Miami Open: Federer beats Roberto Bautista Agut, reaches quarterfinals

Swiss maestro Roger Federer thrashed Roberto Bautista Agut at the Miami Open and advanced to the quarterfinals at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida.

Federer beat Agut 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) on Tuesday in the fourth round of the Miami Open.

The 35-year-old dominated from the beginning of the game as it took only two hours, including a couple of tie-breaks, to see off the Spanish 14th seed.

Federer will next face Czech 10th seed Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals.

Berdych, the 2010 Miami runner-up, beat Adrian Mannarino 6-3 7-5 to the reach the quarter-finals in Miami for the eighth time in the last 10 years.

 

Meanwhile, Japan's Kei Nishikori reached quarter-finals after beating Argentine Federico Delbonis 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

The second seed, will now face Italian Fabio Fognini who defeated American Donald Young 6-0, 6-4.