Fish Sinks Murray At Miami Masters, May Cost Latter No. 3 Ranking

<div>AHN Sports Staff</div>
<p>Key Biscayne, FL, United States (AHN) – American Mardy Fish posted a stunning upset win Saturday, as he defeated third-seeded Andy Murray 6-4 6-4 in the second round of the 2010 Miami Masters.</p>
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Fish, 101st in the ATP world rankings, launched powerful serves and nifty cross court shots to completely confuse Murray, the 2009 Miami Masters champion.</p>
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Murray built a 3-1 advantage in the first set, but faltered along the way with numerous miscues.</p>
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Fish continued to apply pressure on the bewildered Murray, as the American capped a surprising victory over the Australian Open runner-up.</p>
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Murray has once again failed to advance to the semifinals round for the second consecutive tournament.</p>
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Last week, Murray also suffered a 6-1, 7-6 quarterfinals lost to Swede Robin Soderling at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.</p>
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With these setbacks, the Briton is endangered of sliding from the no.3 spot, if world no.4 Rafael Nadal lands a better finish in this Masters 1000 tournament.<br />
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Meanwhile, Belgian Oliver Rochus also joined the upset party by booting out second-seeded Novak Djokovic 6-2,6-7, 6-4.<br />
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Djokovic, the 2009 Miami Masters runner-up, committed 62 unforced errors.</p>
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Rochus, 59th in the ATP world rankings, took advantage of his opponent miscues to move into the third round of the $3.6 million event.<br />
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