Djokovic and Sharapova win at windy Miami

MIAMI – World number one Novak Djokovic and Russian Maria Sharapova shook off windy conditions to move into the fourth round of the Sony Open at Miami on Sunday.

Monday, March 25, 2013
Novak Djokovic (right) shakes hands with Somdev Dewarman. Net photo.

Miami MastersMen’s singles resultsRamos     bt     Blake     6-4,2-6, 7-5Simon     bt    Žemlja     6-4, 6-4Melzer     bt     Kamke     6-7,6-3, 6-4Tipsarevic     bt    Anderson 4-6,7-6, 6-0Women’s singlesIvanovic     bt     Kuznetsova     6-3, 6-3Errani     bt     Halep     6-1, 6-0Vinci     bt    Suárez     5-7,6-4, 6-4Cirstea     bt    Kerber     6-4, 6-0Cornet     bt     Davis     2-6, 6-3, 6-2Jankovic     bt     Petrova     7-6, 6-4MIAMI – World number one Novak Djokovic and Russian Maria Sharapova shook off windy conditions to move into the fourth round of the Sony Open at Miami on Sunday.Serb Djokovic posted a 6-2 6-4 victory over India’s Somdev Devvarman and Sharapova turned back fellow Russian Elena Vesnina 6-4 6-2.Djkovic’s win set up a clash with German Tommy Haas, who beat Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3 6-2."It was very difficult to kind of get into a rhythm because you couldn’t really serve at 100 percent,” Djokovic, the two-time defending champion, told reporters.The top-seeded Serb took 28 of his 31 first-serve points and faced just one break point in the 68-minute victory.Spain’s world number five David Ferrer outlasted Italian Fabio Fognini 6-1 7-5 and Japan’s Kei Nishikori, Ferrer’s next opponent, beat Xavier Malisse of Belgium 6-2 7-5.World number two Sharapova, who is on an eight-match winning streak, fell behind 3-1 in the first set but won 11 of the next 14 games to advance in straight sets.The third seed next faces Czech Klara Zakopalova, who beat Russia’s Maria Kirilenko 6-2 7-6.