Tomas Berdych survived a scare today to reach round three of the Miami Masters, but was pushed all the way by Daniel Gimeno-Traver.
The Spaniard claimed a tight opening set 7-5, showing neat touch at the baseline and strong serving to surprise the fourth seed.
Berdych slowly found a response and forced a tense tie-breaker in the second set.
Gimeno-Traver finally wilted as Berdych came though the breaker to force a deciding set.
Berdych cranked up the pressure early in the third and forced a telling breakthrough, breaking serve in successive games to build a decisive lead.
After two hours and 16 minutes Berdych finally booked his place in round three, securing a 5-7 7-6(3) 6-2 win over the gutsy Spaniard.
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Liam Power
Liam Power
