Miami Masters: Kecmanovic tops Humbert to set Rublev clash

Serb Miomir Kecmanovic, the No 29 seed, edged out Frenchman Ugo Humbert 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3) to advance to the third round of the Miami Masters at the Hard Rock Stadium on Friday evening.

Kecmanovic, ranked No 35, will play Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 6 seed, next.

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In the previous round of the Miami Open, Humbert, ranked No 78, benefited from the abandonment of Gael Monfils (3-3).

Miami Masters, other second-round results (Hard Rock Stadium, hard, USD 8.800.000, most recent results first):

• Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Daniil Medvedev
• Adrian Mannarino vs. Ben Shelton
• Karen Khachanov vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
• Yosuke Watanuki vs. Frances Tiafoe
• Gregoire Barrere vs. Cameron Norrie
• Daniel Evans vs. Lorenzo Sonego
• Hubert Hurkacz vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
• Sebastian Baez vs. Cristian Garin
• Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Thiago Monteiro
• Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Alex Molcan
• Mackenzie McDonald vs. Matteo Berrettini
• Alex De Minaur vs. Quentin Halys
• Richard Gasquet vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
• Jiri Lehecka vs. Lorenzo Musetti
• Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Francisco Cerundolo
• Borna Coric vs. Christopher Eubanks
• Taro Daniel vs. Alexander Zverev
• Casper Ruud vs. Ilya Ivashka
• Marton Fucsovics vs. Holger Rune
• Dusan Lajovic vs. Maxime Cressy
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Brandon Nakashima: friday
• Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Grigor Dimitrov
• Carlos Alcaraz (1) beat Facundo Bagnis: 6-0, 6-2
• Taylor Fritz (9) beat Emilio Nava (WC): 6-4, 6-1
• Tommy Paul (16) beat Marc-Andrea Huesler: 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
• Botic van de Zandschulp (26) beat Alexei Popyrin: 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2
• Diego Schwartzman (31) beat Yibing Wu: 7-6 (1), 6-1
• Jannik Sinner (10) beat Laslo Djere: 6-4, 6-2
• Andrey Rublev beat J.J. Wolf: 7-6 (3), 6-4
• Emil Ruusuvuori beat Roberto Bautista Agut (22): 6-4, 7-6 (5)
• Denis Shapovalov (24) beat Guido Pella: 6-3, 3-6, 6-3