Wednesday 27 March 2013 08:00, UK
Novak Djokovic suffered a shock defeat to Tommy Haas to leave Andy Murray in the box seat at the Sony Open in Miami.
Murray breezed into the quarter-finals, where he will face Marin Cilic, after cruising past 16th seed Seppi. Murray has yet to drop a set in this tournament and this did not seem likely to change today as he was rarely tested by his Italian opponent, whose sole break point opportunity came in the final game. The Briton felt the windy conditions worked to his advantage. "It was swirling a little bit at the start and he made more unforced errors than he usually does," he told the Independent. "I was able to track down a lot of his balls because he wasn't timing his shots that well. "But he started going for his shots more in the second set and made it tough for me." In the women's draw, Serena Williams matched Steffi Graf's record for the number of match wins in this tournament, a 6-3 7-6 (7/5) win over Australian Open finalist Li Na in the quarter-finals seeing the American claim her 59th victory in the Miami Masters. "I'm excited," said the five-time champion in her on-court interview. "It's just great. "Every day I play here is a surprise for me because I enjoy it so much. I enjoy the great crowd and I'm just happy to still be here."
