Tennis news - Holder Isner advances in Miami and will face Britain's Edmund next

ByReuters

Updated 24/03/2019 at 23:20 GMT

Defending champion John Isner unleashed 16 aces in claiming a 7-5 7-6(6) victory over determined Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the third round of the Miami Open on Sunday.

John Isner returns a ball hit by Albert Ramos-Vinolas on Sunday, March, 24, 2019 at the Miami Open in Miami Gardens, Fla.

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Ramos-Vinolas broke Isner to start the match but the American saved the next four break points he faced to advance.

The seventh seed will face Britain's 19th-seeded Kyle Edmund in the fourth round.

Edmund beat Canadian 12th seed Milos Raonic 6-4 6-4.

Isner has practised with Edmund in Miami and they have split two meetings.

Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut also advanced after upsetting 15th-seeded Italian Fabio Fognini 6-4 6-4.

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