Roger Federer waves to the crowd after beating Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-2 FREE for news on the biggest players and tournaments SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up forfor news on the biggest players and tournaments When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Federer and Medvedev shared the first eight games together with four consecutive love games but in the ninth game, the Swiss took charge and broke his opponent for the first time. The 37-year-old faced three immediate break back points but held on to win the set and he broke Medvedev again early in the second set. As the set progressed, Medvedev's game became littered with errors and a double fault gave Federer a second break of serve and the 20-time Grand Slam champion served out the match to take his place in the last eight where he will play Kevin Anderson on Thursday. Relive Federer's win below... ROGER FEDERER VS DANIIL MEDVEDEV AS IT HAPPENED SECOND SET *FEDERER 6-4 6-2 MEDVEDEV Federer volley long, 0-15. Federer forehand into the net, 0-30. Medvedev return long, 15-30. Medvedev unforced error, 30-all. Medvedev return long, 40-30. Medvedev forehand long. GAME. SET. MATCH. Federer needed just one hour to complete victory. Stunning. FEDERER 6-4 5-2 MEDVEDEV* Medvedev keeps getting dragged into the net by Federer and he looks all at sea. The Russian nets a forehand and it's break point Federer. Double fault Medvedev. Federer will serve for a place in the last eight now. *FEDERER 6-4 4-2 MEDVEDEV 21 winners in the match for Federer now as he holds to 15 after dropping the first point. He's in complete control as he maintains his lead. Experience dominating over youth. FEDERER 6-4 3-2 MEDVEDEV* Lovely backhand pass from Federer as he drags Medvedev to the net again. The Russian doesn't look happy but is staying in touch with Federer. *FEDERER 6-4 3-1 MEDVEDEV A fifth ace from Federer gets him to 40-0. And he finishes off with a forehand winner. Making it look very easy at the moment. FEDERER 6-4 2-1 MEDVEDEV* Poor drop shot from Medvedev, 30 all. The Russian looks very tight and nervous at the moment. Gorgeous Federer backhand winner on the half-volley, deuce. But Medvedev hangs on to stay in touch. *FEDERER 6-4 2-0 MEDVEDEV Federer is in full flight at the moment. He's got Medvedev on a string. And he closes out with an easy smash. Just five unforced errors from Federer so far. FEDERER 6-4 1-0 MEDVEDEV* Chance for Federer as Medvedev inexplicably misses a forehand, 0-30. Medvedev does really well to reach a Federer forehand and volleys home a winner. But the Russian misses a volley on the next point and it's break point Federer. And Medvedev's forehand ciips the net and goes wide to hand Federer the early break. Roger Federer won the first set 6-4 FIRST SET *FEDERER 6-4 MEDVEDEV Brilliant Medvedev forehand winner, 0-30. Federer misses with a forehand. Three break back points. Federer saves the first two. And Medvedev nets a backhand on the third. Deuce. Big Federer serve, set point. Medvedev goes wide with a backhand and Federer gets himself one set ahead. FEDERER 5-4 MEDVEDEV* Lovely drop shot from Federer catches out Medvedev, 15 all. And Medvedev puts a straight forward forehand into the net. Another long rally (34) ends with a Federer forehand winner and it's two set points. Medvedev goes long with a forehand and it's the first break of the match to the Swiss. Federer will serve for the match after the break. *FEDERER 4-4 MEDVEDEV The run of consecutive love holds ends when Federer misses a simple volley, 0-15. Longest rally of the match (36) ends with Medvedev putting a backhand into the net. More of that please! Federer finishes off the game at the net with an easy volley. Roger Federer hits a backhand in the first set FEDERER 3-4 MEDVEDEV* The serve is clearly the dominant aspect of this match so far. The returners are struggling so far. Four love holds in a row now. *FEDERER 3-3 MEDVEDEV Federer is standing well up on the baseline and going on the attack. And in this game Medvedev has no answer. Back-to-back love holds for the Swiss. Federer has made 80 per cent of his first serves so far. FEDERER 2-3 MEDVEDEV* And Medvedev responds with his own love hold. The opening five games have taken just 13 minutes. *FEDERER 2-2 MEDVEDEV First love service game of the match for Federer. FEDERER 1-2 MEDVEDEV* Medvedev turns defence into attack and smacks a forehand down the line, 30-15. But Federer responds with a forehand winner. And an impressive backhand pass draws an error from Federer to give the Russian the game. Roger Federer hits a forehand against Daniil Medvedev<doc-sep>Miami Open: Federer ‘pleased with progress’ after Krajinovic win FREE for news on the biggest players and tournaments SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up forfor news on the biggest players and tournaments When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Federer and Medvedev will battle for a place in the quarter-final of the Miami Open shortly after midnight (GMT). The pair have met twice before with world No 5 Federer winning on both occasions. However, 23-year-old Medvedev is confident he will be able to cause his opponent a few problems. And he has drawn up a plan to try and topple Federer at the Hard Rock Stadium. “I’m playing Roger already for the third time now, we also practiced together a few times,” Medvedev told SRF. “It’s a great honour for me to play against him, well, he's currently the greatest player of all time. "I always want to force him to another blow, so that he makes mistakes. "I took it step by step and struggled with experience and hard work. Daniil Medvedev takes on Roger Federer in the Miami Open tonight Roger Federer is one of the favourites to win the Miami Open title "Tennis is a special sport. If you play well, you have a lot of confidence. But a game can ruin everything. "I still want to get better. Every day, every week. I want to win every game.” Meanwhile, Federer is wary of the dangers Medvedev possesses. “He plays from far back and can play in, as well, so there is some variety there, but other than that, he plays very flat, you know, for me,” Federer said. Miami Open: Roger Federer defeats Filip Krajinovic Roger Federer has won both of his previous matches against Daniil Medvedev<doc-sep>Playing against each other for the third time, the world no. 5 and three-time Miami champion Roger Federer defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-2 in swift 61 minutes to reach the 84th Masters 1000 quarter-final! The match was canceled on Wednesday due to rain and Federer didn't have to spend too much time on the court today, rattling off nine of the last 11 games from 4-3 down to race into the last eight and stay on the title course as the highest-ranked player left in the draw. In by far the best match he played at Hard Rock Stadium this year, Roger dropped 11 points in nine service games, fending off three break points in the tenth game of the opening set and delivering the other service games home with ease to mount the pressure on the young Russian. Daniil, who is yet to taste a win against the Swiss veteran, fought well in the first eight games before suddenly losing the ground, never finding the rhythm again and finishing his journey in the fourth round. Federer fired 22 winners and just eight unforced errors, leaving Medvedev on a 14-15 ratio and dominating in both the shortest and mid-range rallies to forge the win in just over an hour. It was a solid start from both players behind the initial shot, reaching 4-4 in less than 25 minutes before Roger created two break points in the ninth game after a 34-shot rally. Daniil got broken on the first when his backhand landed long and he had the opportunity to pull it back in the very next game, creating three break points on the return when Roger served for the set at 5-4. Staying focused, Roger won five straight points to get out of jail and close the opener in 32 minutes, gathering the momentum and becoming a clear favorite to bring the win home in straight sets. Fading from the court entirely, the young Russian netted a forehand to kick off the second set with broken serve, drifting further and further away from the positive result. Federer needed no second chance and he kept the break jealously, dropping just four points on serve in four service games and moving 5-2 up when Daniil hit a double fault in game seven. Serving for the triumph, Roger held at 30 with a forced error from Daniil to cross the finish line and set the quarter-final clash against Kevin Anderson.<doc-sep>Federer, a winner of 100 career titles, can look back on dozens of brilliant performances and the Swiss maestro could add his ruthless fourth-round win over the red hot Russian to that list. With 17 match wins, no player has had more success this year than the lanky Russian but Medvedev had no answers for a rampaging Federer, who needed just 61 minutes to reach the last eight, where he will take on towering sixth-seeded South African Kevin Anderson. Miami Masters Isner fights back to beat teen Auger-Aliassime in Miami semis 29/03/2019 AT 20:40 "There were really long rallies, tactical points. The big points went my way and that was the difference," said Federer. "I'm serving great this week and hope I can keep it up in the next round." The match got off to a routine start until Federer took control. With Medvedev 4-3 up in the first, the 20-times grand slam champion swept the next five games to take the opener and a 2-0 lead in the second. Medvedev halted the bleeding with a hold at 2-1 but there was no stopping the fourth-seeded Federer who claimed a second break to go up 5-2 and then had an easy hold to seal a business-like victory. Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates match point against Danill Medvedev of Russia during day 10 of the Miami Open presented by Itau at Hard Rock Stadium on March 27, 2019 in Miami Gardens. Image credit: Eurosport The Russian could not convert any of his three breakpoints, while Federer took all three of his. Federer's fourth-round contest had been scheduled for Tuesday but was moved due to rain, giving the 37-year-old Swiss little time to recover before facing the hard-hitting Anderson, who was a 7-5 7-5 winner over Australian Jordan Thompson. Miami Masters Roger Federer beats Kevin Anderson to set up Denis Shapovalov clash 29/03/2019 AT 07:46<doc-sep>
TPN/Getty Images Roger Federer reached the quarter-finals of the 2019 Miami Open Masters after easing to a straight-sets 6-4, 6-2 win over Russia's Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round at Hard Rock Stadium on Wednesday. Federer, who has won this tournament three times, will now face Kevin Anderson in the last eight. He may still be haunted by blowing a two-set lead to lose an epic five-set quarter-final at Wimbledon last year. At least Federer has the historic edge. Federer was strong on serve during the opening set. He hit a love service game to make it 2-2, before solid work on the baseline helped even things at three games apiece. The break finally came when Medvedev got a little anxious with a forehand. He went long and gifted a Federer a 5-4 lead, leaving the decorated Swiss the evidently straightforward task of serving out the set. It proved to be anything but simple, though, even if Federer did eventually make it over the line after falling 0-40 behind. Things followed a similar pattern at the start of the second set, with Federer baffling his less experienced opponent with an outrageous array of improvised shots: Video Play Button Videos you might like Another love service game made it 3-1 to Federer, before Medvedev showed some resolve to claim a game back. Sadly for Medvedev, that was as close as he got, with Federer quickly regaining control to earn another break and a three-game lead. The 37-year-old was being ruthless when opportunities to wreck serve came his way. He was also keeping mistakes to a minimum, while the veteran has rarely looked this agile and composed moving across court in recent years. Those traits added up to a comfortable win for a player who already looks like the class of the tournament despite barely getting out of second gear yet. Based on this form, combined with world No. 1 Novak Djokovic's shock dismissal at the hands of Roberto Bautista Agut on Tuesday, it's hard to imagine anyone other than Federer lifting the top prize in Florida.