Michael Venus beaten in Miami Open semis
- Dave Worsley
- Mar 28
- 1 min read
Kiwi tennis pro Michael Venus and Croatian doubles partner Nikola Mektic have been beaten at the semifinal stage of the Miami Open.
They lost to top seeds Marcelo Arevalo from El Salvador and Mate Pavic 2-6 7-6(4) 10-5 in a match that went for just over an hour and a half.
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Venus and Mektic broke their opponents twice as they dominated the opening set. Arevalo and Pavic found their rhythm in the second set, which contained no breaks of serve.
Venus and Mektic jumped out to a 3-0 lead and held a 4-2 advantage at the change of ends. But Arevalo and Pavic won the next five points to level the match.
The teams were locked at 4-4 in the super tiebreak, but again the top seeds went on a run to win five of the next six points.
Although Venus and Mektic would have loved to have made it to the final, it’s been a strong Miami tournament for the duo as they played some of their best tennis together this year during it.
Venus is expected to remain at No 14 in the world rankings.
Earlier Venus and Mektic had won their quarterfinal defeating Americans Christian Harrison and Evan King 6-4 3-6 10-7.