Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and David Ferrer: Miami Masters 4th-Round Preview

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Published: March 26, 2013

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It is the fourth round of the Miami Masters 1000 event and the initial field of 128 has been whittled down to an elite field of 16. 

Here are four key matches to look out for in the fourth round:

 

Novak Djokovic vs. Tommy Haas

Novak Djokovic enters this tie not only as the favorite for the match but also as the favorite for this tournament. So far in this tournament, Djokovic has progressed with relative ease, blasting through Lukas Rosol—Rafael Nadal's Wimbledon 2012 conqueror—6-1, 6-0 and India's Somdev Devvarman 6-2, 6-4.

The Serb has been in relentless mode and it is hard to see any area where Haas can trouble Djokovic. Their head-to-head record (4-2 to Djokovic) also doesn't make good reading for any Haas fans out there. That said, Haas' current standing among the top 20 in the world at the ripe old age of 35, ahead of so many more touted and praised "youngsters," is a testament to the man behind the player.

Depending on who you talk to, it could be said that any records held against Djokovic before his 2011 breakout season could be somewhat asterisked, as the player we witness nowadays is so far removed from the player of the years prior. Tommy Haas has faced this "new" Djokovic twice in 2012 and although he lost both times, he was competitive. He took a set off the Serb in Toronto and will feel it's something he can at the very least do this time around.

 



David Ferrer vs. Kei Nishikori

This time last year, David Ferrer came into the Miami tournament with three title wins to his name. He lost early in Indian Wells and would go on to lose at the quarterfinals stage of the tournament to Novak Djokovic.

Fast forward a year and things are not so different.

He is just outside the top four, he has two titles to his name and has to get past a potentially tricky match against Japan's Kei Nishikori t...
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