Three-time champion Roger Federer has entered the fourth round of Miami Open 2019. Federer has done this by defeating world champion Phillip Krajinovic of 103. Krajinovic beat Federer 7-5 6-3 in straight sets.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has lost just two matches in the current season of ATP while winning 14 matches.
Roger Federer, who is bidding for a fourth title in Miami, beat Serbia's Krajinovic 7-5 6-3.
Federer converted just two of eight break points in the opening set but became more accurate as the match progressed, finishing with 35 winners to 23 unforced errors.
He will face Russian Daniil Medvedev in the last 16.
Federer hit 14 aces against Krajinovic and won 74% of first-serve points. The 20-time Grand Slam champion has won 14 and lost two matches on the ATP Tour this season.
Earlier, Australian world number 77 Jordan Thompson beat Bulgarian 29th seed Grigor Dimitrov 7-5 7-5 to reach the fourth round. South Africa's Kevin Anderson continued his return from an arm injury with a 6-4 7-6 (8-6) win over Joao Sousa of Portugal.
Federer, 37, said he had already put his loss to Dominic Thiem in the BNP Paribas Open final at Indian Wells last week behind him.
"Nowadays I am able to flush it out quickly. I was the worst at it when I was a teenager… right after it was all over I would cry and be so sad and disappointed," he said. "I wasn't an angry person really, it just broke my heart.
"Nowadays I feel like 'look, I gave it all I had'. Thiem came up with the goods, I maybe didn't. That's it, it's over."
Next, up for Federer is Russian Daniil Medvedev after the 13th seed defeated American qualifier Reilly Opelka 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 7-6(0) in a match that included 41 total aces.
Another big server, Anderson had 13 aces of his own with just one double-fault to seal a 6-4 7-6(6) victory over Portuguese Sousa earlier in the day.
