A little over 13 hours after leaving Grandstand under heavy rain at 2:13 a.m. local time, #NextGenATP American Frances Tiafoe finally completed his third-round victory over 2010 finalist Tomas Berdych at the Miami Open presented by Itau.
A crowd of 20 hardy souls watching Tuesday morning had seen Tiafoe lead 7-6(2), 2-6, 5-4, when play was suspended, and the 20-year-old returned mid-afternoon to compete with real intent. At 5-5, Tiafoe recovered from 0/30 and later won four of the first five points in the tie-break, which he clinched 7/1. The 17-minute installment ended the two-hour and 52-minute encounter – their first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting.
Tiafoe, currently No. 63 in the ATP Rankings, will now prepare to face sixth-seeded South African Kevin Anderson later on Tuesday at Crandon Park. Last month, Tiafoe captured his first ATP World Tour title at the Delray Beach Open (d. Gojowczyk) and he is riding an eight-match winning streak in Florida.
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