Miami Open Tennis 2015 Results: Scores, Bracket and Schedule After Sunday

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Published: March 30, 2015

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On the women's side, the Miami Open continued to be a platform for the world's best women's tennis players—minus Maria Sharapova—to thrive. On the men's side, though, Sunday played host to the second No. 2 seed being sent packing.

Rafael Nadal's surprising loss (4-6, 6-2, 3-6) to countryman Fernando Verdasco provided intrigue on what was otherwise a nondescript day in Miami. The second-seeded Spaniard played the match almost evenly throughout. Both men had general success on their serves, each broke the other three times and played about as close on a per-point basis as you can. Verdasco won 84 points compared to Nadal's 83.

When Verdasco won those points, it ultimately made the difference in the match. His breaks in the first and third helped decide sets. Nadal's utter dominance in the second set made the overall numbers look better but ultimately left him spent as the match went along. Verdasco was able to save nine of his 12 break points overall.



"It is not a question of tennis. The thing is the question of being relaxed enough to play well on court," Nadal said, per Reuters (via EuroSport). "A month-and-a-half ago I didn't have the game. My game has improved but...I am still playing with too much nerves for a lot of moments, important moments, still a little anxious on those moments."

The win gives Verdasco two straight over Nadal after losing his first 14 head-to-heads. The 31-year-old moves on and will hope his win over Nadal catapults him to his seventh singles win on tour. Nadal indicated his confidence was shaken after the match. 

"The tournaments that are coming are historically good for my game, good tournaments for my confidence," Nadal said, per Eurosport. "But if I'm not able to control all these things, I am not going to have the possibility to compete well and have success in those events." ATPWorldTour.com's Josh Meiseles noted that Nadal's ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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