Rafael Nadal celebrated his 1,000th tour level match with a come-from-behind 0-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over German veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber to reach the fourth round of the Miami Open on Sunday.
Kei Nishikori also took three sets to outlast Spain’s Fernando Verdasco 7-6(2), 6-7(5), 6-1. Milos Raonic withdrew before his match, blaming a persistent hamstring injury.
Meanwhile in the women’s section, Angelique Kerber advanced to the fourth round but eighth seed Madison Keys was sent packing.
The results: Men: Third round: Rafael Nadal bt Philipp Kohlschreiber 0-6, 6-2, 6-3; Nicolas Mahut bt Guido Pella 6-4, 6-3; Jack Sock bt Jiri Vesely 6-3, 7-6(0); Jared Donaldson w/o Milos Raonic; Fabio Fognini bt Jeremy Chardy 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; Donald Young bt Benoit Paire 7-6(2), 6-4; Federico Delbonis bt Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6(5), 6-1; Kei Nishikori bt Fernando Verdasco 7-6(2), 6-7(7), 6-1.
Women: Third round: Angelique Kerber bt Shelby Rogers 6-4, 7-5; Risa Ozaki bt Julia Goerges 7-6(5), 6-3; Johanna Konta bt Pauline Parmentier 6-4, 6-0; Svetlana Kuznetsova bt Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-2; Venus Williams bt Patricia Tig 6-3, 6-0; Samantha Stosur bt Shuai Peng 4-6, 6-3, 7-5; Lara Arruabarrena bt Madison Keys 7-5, 7-5; Simona Halep bt Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 6-0 .
