Miami, March 27
Novak Djokovic and Sebastian Korda’s quarter-final clash at the Miami Open, scheduled for late wednesday night (IST), has been postponed until Friday early morning (IST).
"Novak Djokovic and Sebastian Korda’s quarter-final clash at the Miami Open has been postponed until Thursday (local time)", the tournament announced.
In accordance with ATP rules that do not allow for a match to go on court after 11 p.m (local time), the quarterfinal meeting between Djokovic and Korda will be the third match after the quarterfinals starts at 1 p.m. local time ( 10:30 p.m IST) Thursday.
The quarterfinals between Djokovic is now scheduled to take place at 1:40 a.m (IST) on Friday.
The 37-year-old Djokovic is three victories from a record-breaking seventh Miami trophy. Should he capture his first title at the hard-court event since winning at Crandon Park in 2016, it would also mark Djokovic’s 100th tour-level crown. Korda, 24, will aim for his third Masters 1000 semi-final.
Elsewhere, Arthur Fils rallied from a set down and overcame troubles with back pain to upset top seed Alexander Zverev 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and book his quarterfinal spot at the Miami Open, a hard-court ATP Masters 1000.