Miami Masters: Thompson to face Zverev in third round

Australian Jordan Thompson advanced to the third round of the Miami Masters by defeating Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, the No 28 seed, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1) at the Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday.

Thompson, ranked No 37, will play German Alexander Zverev, the top seed, next.

The Australian edged out American Marcos Giron (3-6, 6-4, 7-5) ahead of his victory.

Miami Masters 1000, other second-round results (Hard Rock Stadium, hard, USD 9.193.540, most recent results first):

• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Frances Tiafoe
• Alex De Minaur vs. Yunchaokete Bu
• Arthur Fils vs. Gabriel Diallo
• Zizou Bergs vs. Andrey Rublev
• Matteo Berrettini vs. Hugo Gaston
• Joao Fonseca vs. Ugo Humbert
• Holger Rune vs. Reilly Opelka
• Alexei Popyrin vs. Roman Safiullin
• Jakub Mensik vs. Jack Draper
• Thiago Agustin Tirante vs. Denis Shapovalov: saturday
• Tomas Machac (20) beat Matteo Arnaldi: 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
• Taylor Fritz (3) beat Lorenzo Sonego: 7-6 (2), 6-3
• Alexander Zverev beat Jacob Fearnley (Q): 6-2, 6-4
• Chak Lam Coleman Wong (WC) beat Ben Shelton (13): 7-6 (3), 2-6, 7-6 (5)
• Adam Walton (LL) beat Luciano Darderi: 6-4, 6-4
• David Goffin beat Carlos Alcaraz (2): 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
• Francisco Cerundolo (23) beat Alexandre Muller: 6-1, 6-2
• Tommy Paul (12) beat Alexander Bublik: 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
• Sebastian Korda (24) beat Eliot Spizzirri (WC): 6-4, 6-2
• Brandon Nakashima (31) beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
• Alejandro Tabilo (30) beat Corentin Moutet: 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
• Novak Djokovic (4) beat Rinky Hijikata: 6-0, 7-6 (1)
• Gael Monfils beat Jiri Lehecka (26): 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (8)
• Stefanos Tsitsipas (9) beat Chun-Hsin Tseng (Q): 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
• Jaume Munar beat Daniil Medvedev (7): 6-2, 6-3
• Camilo Ugo Carabelli (LL) beat Alex Michelsen (32): 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-3
• Karen Khachanov (22) beat Nick Kyrgios: 7-6 (3), 6-0
• Grigor Dimitrov (14) beat Federico Cina (WC): 6-1, 6-4
• Casper Ruud (5) beat Miomir Kecmanovic: 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
• Felix Auger-Aliassime (18) beat Tristan Schoolkate (Q): 6-4, 6-4
• Lorenzo Musetti (15) beat Quentin Halys: 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5