Nicolo Barella and Moise Kean scored their first international goals as Italy cruised to a 2-0 win over Finland in Group J. Having failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup and put in a lacklustre showing in the Nations League, Italy were in need of a win to kick off their Group J campaign on a positive note.
Pushed by one of this year's form players, Roger Federer battled into the Miami Open third round. Federer, a three-time champion of the ATP 1000 event, scraped past Albot 4-6 7-5 6-3 after two hours, nine minutes. The Swiss great was knocked out in the second round last year, but avoided an upset loss against Albot.
Defending champion Paul Casey will carry a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Valspar Championship. Casey, the defending champion, carded a three-under 68 to remain top of the leaderboard, moving into nine under. Casey could become the first player to win the tournament in two straight years.
Hsieh Su-wei completed a third-round upset at the Miami Open as world number one Naomi Osaka was knocked out. For the second time this year Osaka struggled against the world number 27. Osaka battled back against Hsieh at the Australian Open, but she could not find a way through as Hsieh completed a stunning comeback to reach the last 16.