2014 Sony Open Tennis – Men's singles explained

Champ:	Novak Djokovic
Runner:	Rafael Nadal
Score:	6–3, 6–3
Draw:	96 (12 / 5)
Seeds:	32
Main Name:	Miami Masters
Before Name:	Sony Open Tennis
After Name:	Miami Open

See main article: 2014 Sony Open Tennis.

Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2014 Miami Open. He did not lose a single set in the entire tournament. Djokovic completed his second Sunshine Double with the win.

Andy Murray was the defending champion,^[1] but lost in the quarterfinals to Djokovic.

This was the first ATP Tour tournament of the Open Era where two semifinalists issued walkovers to their opponents, resulting in no matches in the semifinal round.^[2]

The first-round match between Jarkko Nieminen and Bernard Tomic lasted 28 minutes and 20 seconds, thus becoming the shortest recorded professional tennis match in Open Era history.^{[3] [4]}

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Draw

Top half

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 8

Qualifying

Seeds

See also: 1. Andrey Golubev (qualified)

See also: 2. Somdev Devvarman (first round)

See also: 3. Aleksandr Nedovyesov (first round, retired)

See also: 4. Thomaz Bellucci (first round, retired)

See also: 5. Benjamin Becker (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)

See also: 6. Alex Bogomolov Jr. (qualified)

See also: 7. Dušan Lajović (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)

See also: 8. Tobias Kamke (qualifying competition)

See also: 9. David Goffin (qualified)

See also: 10. Víctor Estrella Burgos (qualifying competition)

See also: 11. Paolo Lorenzi (first round)

See also: 12. Dominic Thiem (qualified)

See also: 13. Jack Sock (qualified)

See also: 14. Jan-Lennard Struff (qualifying competition)

See also: 15. Lukáš Lacko (qualified)

See also: 16. Tim Smyczek (first round)

See also: 17. Denis Kudla (first round)

See also: 18. Michael Russell (first round)

See also: 19. Peter Gojowczyk (first round)

See also: 20. Julian Reister (first round)

See also: 21. Jesse Huta Galung (first round)

See also: 22. Evgeny Donskoy (qualifying competition)

See also: 23. Aljaž Bedene (qualified)

See also: 24. Malek Jaziri (qualified)

Lucky losers

1. Benjamin Becker
2. Dušan Lajović

Qualifying draw

Twelfth qualifier

References

General

• Web site: atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.. Men's Singles Draw. 2014-03-14.
• Web site: atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.. Men's Singles Qualifying Draw. 2014-03-14.

Specific

Notes and References

1. Web site: ATP Tour . Murray Saves 1 M.P. To Edge Ferrer For Miami Crown. 2013-03-31. 2014-03-14.
2. Web site: Tennis . The Busted Day. 2014-03-28. 2014-03-29.
3. Courtney Nguyen. Better ways for Bernard Tomic to spend 28 minutes and 20 seconds of his time. Sports Illustrated. March 21, 2014.
4. News: Bernard Tomic KO'd quickly in return. ESPN. March 21, 2014.