Miami Open Masters 2022 Results: Alexander Zverev's Win and Top Sunday Highlights
The Miami Open continued Sunday, with a number of top players in action during the round of 32.
Below, we'll break down the day's results and top highlights.
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Top Matchups and Results
Men's Draw
No. 2 Alexander Zverev def. Mackenzie McDonald: 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 Casper Ruud def. No. 30 Alexander Bublik 6-3, 6-2
No. 9 Jannik Sinner def. No. 17 Pablo Carreno Busta, 5-7, 7-5, 7-5
No. 10 Cameron Norrie def. Hugo Gaston 6-3, 7-5
Francisco Cerundolo def. No. 22 Gael Monfils, 6-2, 6-3
No. 28 Frances Tiafoe def. Juan Manuel Cerundolo, 6-3, 6-2
Nick Kyrgios def. No. 31 Fabio Fognini 6-2, 6-4
Women's Draw
No. 2 Iga Swiatek def. Madison Brengle: 6-0, 6-3
No. 5 Paula Badosa def. Yulia Putintseva 6-3, 6-2
Linda Fruhvirtova def. No. 12 Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 3-0 (walkover)
No. 14 Coco Gauff def. Zhang Shuai, 7-6 (1), 7-5
No. 16 Jessica Pegula def. No. 17 Elena Rybakina, 6-3, 6-4
No. 21 Veronika Kudermetova def. Shelby Rogers 6-1, 7-5
No. 28 Petra Kvitova def. Lauren Davis, 7-5, 6-1
Recap
Kyrgios is cruising.
Two days after smashing No. 5 seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets, the mercurial Australian continued his strong run in Miami, handling Fognini without much issue.
Kyrgios blasted 10 aces, won 85 percent of his first-serve points and didn't allow Fognini a single break point. It was another dominant showing.
But he's been known to have very high highs and very low lows in his career. Kyrgios is trying to change that trend at this point in his career.
"I've been on tour for nine years. I know some weeks will be incredible and some will be shocking," Kyrgios told reporters after beating Rublev. "I'm not on that rollercoaster life anymore where I really enjoy those highs and almost drown my sorrows with the lows. That's healthier for me."
While Kyrgios was Sunday's main storyline, his wasn't the only notable result. Azarenka had dropped out of the tournament in the women's draw, simply walking off the court and calling it a match after trailing Fruhvirtova in the second set.
Credit to the young Fruhvirtova, who had all the answers for Azarenka on Sunday:
Then there was Gauff, who survived a stiff challenge from Shuai but came away with a victory:
No. 5 Badosa was not to be ignored either, dominating Putintseva on her way to the round of 16:
"I played against her a few months ago so I knew it was a very physical and tactical match," she told reporters after her matchup with Putintseva. "I studied her a little bit to know where she's going to throw the ball."
Badosa is one of the top seeds remaining and certainly one of the favorites to win the tournament after reaching the semifinals at Indian Wells.
To close the night, No. 2 Alexander Zverev cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win over Mackenzie McDonald.
Zverev had 10 aces and won 27-of-37 first-serve points. He will face Thanasi Kokkinakis in the Round of 16.
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