Miami Masters: Popyrin takes down Lehecka to reach third round
Alexei Popyrin defeated Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 in Miami. He’ll face the winner of the match between Fabian Marozsan and Dane Holger Rune in the next round
Alexei Popyrin, Miami Open, 2024 Julien Nouet for Tennis Majors
Australian Alexei Popyrin advanced to the third round of the Miami Masters by defeating No 26 seed Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 at the Hard Rock Stadium.
Popyrin, ranked No 45, will face the winner of the match between Hungarian Fabian Marozsan and Dane Holger Rune, the No 6 seed, next.
Ahead of his victory, the Australian won against Argentinian Facundo Diaz Acosta (6-2, 6-2).
Miami Masters 1000, other second-round results (Hard Rock Stadium, hard, USD 10.404.205, most recent results first):
- Fabian Marozsan vs. Holger Rune: sunday
- Alex De Minaur vs. SoonWoo Kwon: sunday
- Grigor Dimitrov vs. Alejandro Tabilo: sunday
- Jan-Lennard Struff (24) beat Daniel Altmaier: 6-3, 6-3
- Yannick Hanfmann beat Adrian Mannarino (19): 3-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4
- Ben Shelton (16) beat Martin Landaluce (WC): 6-3, 6-4
- Lorenzo Musetti (23) beat Roman Safiullin: 7-5, 6-1
- Gael Monfils beat Jordan Thompson (33): 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-2
- Karen Khachanov (15) beat Laslo Djere: 6-2, 6-4
- Francisco Cerundolo (20) beat Sebastian Ofner: 7-6 (2), 6-7 (2), 6-1
- Christopher Eubanks (31) beat Daniel Evans: 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-6 (7)
- Carlos Alcaraz (1) beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 6-2, 6-1
- Alexander Zverev (4) beat Felix Auger-Aliassime: 6-2, 6-4
- Sebastian Korda (28) beat Roberto Bautista Agut (Q): 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4
- Hubert Hurkacz (8) beat Alexander Shevchenko: 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-3
- Cameron Norrie (30) beat Flavio Cobolli: 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-2
- Daniil Medvedev (3) beat Marton Fucsovics: 6-4, 6-2
- Matteo Arnaldi beat Alexander Bublik (17): 6-4, 6-1
- Casper Ruud (7) beat Luca Van Assche: 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-1
- Jannik Sinner (2) beat Andrea Vavassori (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (27) beat Juncheng Shang (WC): 6-3, 7-5
- Andy Murray beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry (29): 7-6, 6-3
- Denis Shapovalov beat Stefanos Tsitsipas (10): 6-2, 6-4
- Thiago Seyboth Wild (Q) beat Taylor Fritz (12): 6-3, 6-4
- Dominik Koepfer beat Sebastian Baez (18): 6-3, 6-2
- Christopher O’Connell beat Frances Tiafoe (21): 7-5, 7-6 (5)
- Tallon Griekspoor (25) beat Alex Michelsen: 7-6 (5), 6-7 (7), 6-4
- Nicolas Jarry (22) beat Jack Draper: 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (2)
- Martin Damm (WC) beat Tommy Paul (13): 4-6, 2-1 ret.
- Ugo Humbert (14) beat Botic van de Zandschulp: 6-4, 6-3
- Tomas Machac beat Andrey Rublev (5): 6-4, 6-4
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