Delray Beach Open champion Frances Tiafoe sets up Miami meeting with Kyle Edmund
ByPA Sport
Updated 23/03/2018 at 09:02 GMT
Frances Tiafoe defeated Nicolas Kicker in straight sets.
Kyle Edmund will play Delray Beach Open champion Frances Tiafoe in the second round of the Miami Open after the American saw off Nicolas Kicker 6-3 7-6 (7/4).
Tiafoe, ranked 63, broke early in the first set against the Argentinian and served out to take the first set 6-3.
Kicker, 25, broke for 3-1 in the second but was swiftly broken back to love as the set went to a tie-break in which Tiafoe prevailed 7/4.
Thanasi Kokkinakis set up a date with Roger Federer by beating Calvin Hemery 6-1 6-2, while Tomas Berdych will take on Yoshihito Nishioka after the Japanese player overcame Alex de Minaue 6-2 6-4.
Nikoloz Basilashvili will meet Kevin Anderson after rallying for a 1-6 6-2 7-5 triumph over Thomas Fabbiano, and 11th seed Sam Querrey will face Radu Albot after the Moldovan beat qualifier Ricardas Berankis 6-1 4-6 7-6 (7/4).
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