Fifth seed Rafael Nadal takes on unseeded Fabio Fognini in the Men's singles semi-final of 2017 Miami Open at Crandon Park on Friday.
The Spaniard is a step away from booking a place in his fifth Miami final after he demolished in-form Jack Sock 6-2, 6-3 in his quarter-final outing on Wednesday. On the other hand, Fognini stunned second seed Kei Nishikori in straight sets to become the first unseeded player since 2007 to reach the last-four stages.
Match: Rafael Nadal v Fabio Fognini, Men's singles semi-final
Date: 31 March, Friday
Time: 1am SGT (Saturday)/10:30pm IST/5pm GMT
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Competition: Miami Open 2017
Venue: Crandon Park Florida
TV Channel: Hub Sports will provide live TV coverage in Singapore.
Live streaming: The matches can be watched online on Tennis Channel Live, StarHub Go, ESPN
Live scores can be followed on the tournament's official page.
Nadal is all set for a possible meeting with his arch rival Roger Federer in the title match and if both the players manage to survive till Sunday, it will also be their third meeting in the new season. However, the world number seven will be focussed on the challenge on Friday and he has reportedly revealed that the clash against in-form Italian will be a good challenge.
The 14-time Grand Slam champion though will start as favourite, given his recent form and his 7-3 head-to-head advantage over Fognini. Nadal, who made a comeback from a long injury-layoff last year, has been consistent in the new season as he defied odds to reach the title match of Australian Open and followed it up with another final appearance in Acapulco but ended up on the losing side on both the occasions.
Nadal would want to end his title drought and thus coming up with a perfect match against his in-form opponent will give him the necessary confidence ahead of the big final.
Fognini though would be hoping to spoil Nadal's chances but the world number 40, who is bidding to reach his maiden Masters 1000 final, has to punch above his weight to stand a chance. However, the Italian will be confident as his only win against a top-10 player this season came only a couple of weeks back at Indian Wells.
TV Schedule
Malaysia: Astro Supersport
Canada: RDS, TSN
UK: Sky Sports
US: ESPN
India: Sony ESPN
Korea: Skylife
Vietnam: VSTV
Japan: NHK
South Africa: Supersport
Middle East: beIN Sports
Switzerland: SRG Sports
