Overview
- Jiri Lehecka beat Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 to advance to the last eight at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Miami.
- The upset ran counter to betting previews and a 1-4 head-to-head that had many picking Fritz as the safer choice.
- Lehecka said his plan was to stay aggressive after Fritz was heard asking "How is he doing this?" during a stretch that included a reported 15-for-15 success at net.
- Next he faces Spain’s Martin Landaluce, a qualifier who saved a match point to defeat Sebastian Korda.
- This is Lehecka’s first Masters 1000 quarterfinal since Madrid 2024, extending a tournament trend of younger players and qualifiers reshaping the draw after Korda’s earlier win over world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz.