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With just one top-16 seed remaining within the prime half of the Miami Open draw, an enormous alternative awaits Arthur Fils and Jakub Mensik as quarterfinal competitors concludes on Thursday.
High seed Alexander Zverev appeared to be on his strategy to the final eight, however after main Fils by set on Wednesday afternoon the second-ranked German ultimately succumbed 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. It was unquestionably a rain-aided victory for Fils, who had been scheduled to face Zverev on Tuesday–about 24 hours after outlasting Frances Tiafoe in an energy-sapping thriller. With an surprising day of relaxation in between matches, the 20-year-old was capable of survive one more three-setter towards Zverev.
