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Patna : World No 65 in ATP rankings Robin Haase, 31, Netherlands, and World No 453 Janko Tipsarevic, 34, Serbia, entered 2nd round of Miami Open at Florida, USA, on March 21, 2019.
Robin Haase beat World No 130 Lukas Lacko, 31, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round. Haase, a qualifier, fired 8 Aces in the match to 4 by Lacko. Hasse also broke Lacko’s service 3 times in the match besides winning 3 games in a row. Haase will play World No 18 Gael Monfils, 32, France, in the 2nd round.
Tipsarevic, a former World No 8, beat World No 93 Bradley Klahn, 28, USA, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round winning 4 games in a row in the match. Tipsarevic broke Klahn’s service 4 times while the latter broke his service once in the match. Tipsarevic committed 7 double faults in the match to 6 by Klahn. Klahn fired 6 Aces in the match to 5 by Tipsarevic. Tipsarevic, who had reached QFs of US Open in 2011 and 2012, will face World No 25 Roberto Bautista Agut, 30, Spain, in the 2nd round.