Rafael Nadal sets his sights on elusive Miami title
Spaniard crushes Lleyton Hewitt to reach third round, signalling his intent to make Sony Open final
World number one Rafael Nadal launched his bid for one of the few titles to elude him by crushing Australian Lleyton Hewitt 6-1 6-3 to reach the third round of the Sony Open in Miami.
The Spaniard has won 62 titles, including 13 grand slams and 25 Masters series events, but a victory on the Miami hard courts is not among them.
Three times Nadal has made it to the Miami final and the Spaniard served noticed that he plans to be back there again after disposing of Hewitt in just over an hour.
I played a solid match without many mistakes. I tried to play the logical shots
World number two Novak Djokovic, a three-time winner in Miami, became the first player through to the fourth round when his scheduled opponent Florian Mayer pulled out with a groin injury.
Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka survived a roller-coaster start to his Sony Open campaign, advancing with a bumpy 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 win over Spain's Daniel Gimeno-Traver.
Nadal was happy with his performance against Hewitt.
"I think I played a solid match without many mistakes," he said.
