Serbian star Novak Djokovic broke the record for most match wins in ATP Masters 1000 events when he beat Argentine lucky loser Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-1, 7-6 (1) in the Round of 32 at the Miami Open on Sunday.
Djokovic, the fourth seed, earned win No. 411 at the prestigious Masters 1000 level for his career. He entered the tournament at 409 wins and tied Spanish legend Rafael Nadal at 410 after his opening win over Australia’s Rinky Hijikata.
“I’m honored to have another milestone, another record broken,” Djokovic said. “There’s always something on the line pretty much every time I play, and of course that motivates me to do well at tournaments.”
Djokovic fired 10 aces and won 39 of 49 first-service points (79.6 percent) against Carabelli. They each broke each other’s serve once in a tightly played second set, but Djokovic dominated the tiebreaker.
Djokovic’s next opponent will be No. 15 seed Lorenzo Musetti of Italy, who came back to defeat Canadian 18th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Meanwhile, No. 24 seed Sebastian Korda toppled ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 7-6 (4), 6-3. Korda advanced to the Round of 16 at Miami, where the Florida native previously reached the quarterfinals in 2021.
“(It feels) awesome,” Korda said. “I was born in Florida. My whole family is here. It’s just a lot of fun to play here and get my first top-10 win of the year. I tried to serve well, tried to come to the net when I could, and I’m just happy with my performance today.”
Korda hit eight aces, saved 4 of 6 break points and converted 3 of 4 opportunities to break Tsitsipas’ serve. Korda leapt out to a 4-0 lead in the second set en route to finishing with a 22-16 edge in total winners.
Another American, 31st-seed Brandon Nakashima, also moved on by beating Belgium’s David Goffin 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3. Nakashima’s next opponent will be No. 14 seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria, who eked past No. 22 Karen Khachanov of Russia 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-5.
No. 23 Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina upset No. 12 Tommy Paul 6-2, 7-6 (4), No. 5 seed Casper Ruud of Norway downed No. 30 Alejandro Tabilo of Chile 6-4, 7-6 (4), and Frenchman Gael Monfils defeated Spaniard Jaume Munar in a three-set battle lasting 2 hours and 37 minutes, 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (1).
–Field Level Media
