MIAMI: Top seed Rafael Nadal turned in a command performance in the middle of a security alert Tuesday as the entrance to the ATP and WTA Miami Masters was blocked for more than an hour.
As police closed the lone public entrance and exit to the grounds and shut down most traffic on the main highway of Key Biscayne island on the basis of an unattended backpack, Nadal took to the court and demolished out-of-sorts Italian 14th seed Fabio Fognini 6-2, 6-2 in 62 minutes.
Nadal will next play Canadian 12th seed Milos Raonic, who beat Benjamin Becker 6-3, 6-4 to win his 100th career hardcourt match.
Defending champion Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic will meet for the first time since last year´s Wimbledon final after advancing with ease.
Wimbledon winner Murray dispatched French 11th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 6-1 while second seed Djokovic gave away a second-set point in a sporting gesture to Tommy Robredo during a 6-3, 7-5 triumph. (AFP)
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