Spanish third seed David Ferrer advanced to the quarter-finals of the WTA and ATP Miami Masters hardcourt event on Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Japan's 13th-seeded Kei Nishikori. Ferrer won 84 percent of his first-serve points and 5-of-9 break chances to eliminate Nishikori and book a last eight-date against Austria's Jurgen Melzer, who defeated Spain's Albert Ramos 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.

World No. 5 David Ferrer beat Italy's Fabio Fognini 6-1, 7-5 on Sunday to book a fourth-round clash with Japan's Kei Nishikori at the ATP Miami Masters. Ferrer, seeded third, was playing his first match of the tournament after advancing to the third round on a walkover when his scheduled opponent Dmitry Tursunov of Russia withdrew. The 30-year-old Spaniard will battle for a quarter-final berth against 13th-seeded Nishikori, a 6-2, 7-5 winner over Belgian Xavier Malisse.

March 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Sunday 8-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) beat James Blake (U.S.) 7-6(6) 6-4 31-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) beat Matthew Ebden (Australia) 6-4 6-4 23-Sam Querrey (U.S.) beat Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) 6-3 6-4 1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Fabio Fognini (Italy) 6-0 5-7 6-2 16-Kei Nishikori (Japan) beat Philipp Petzschner (Germany) 6-3 6-2 19-Tommy Haas (Germany) beat Pablo Andujar (Spain) 6-3 7-6(0)

Japan's Kei Nishikori, who did not drop a set all week, easily defeated Feliciano Lopez 6-2, 6-3 in the final of the US Indoor Tennis Championships, claiming his third career ATP Tour title. The 23-year-old Nishikori needed just 67 minutes to earn his second title in four months as he managed to break unseeded Lopez's serve four times on Sunday. "I'm very happy with the way I played today," said Nishikori.