The cream rises to the top- or into the Last Eight and Semis - in most ATP and WTA tournaments, but in Miami the sizzling heat emanating from both sun and the racket power of a handful of Next Gen and veteran stars have curdled a swathe of the so called ‘creme de la creme’: Former champion and No 1, Daniil Medvedev was the first to fall, ousted by Spain’s Jaume Munar in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3.
Wild card from Hong Kong, Coleman Wong, stunned 14th seed Ben Shelton in beating him 7-6(3),2-6,7-6(5) While Czech No 1, Tomas Machac withdrew at the onset, from illness and 26th seed, Jiri Lehecka lost to French ‘greybeard’, Gael Monfils in a 3 hour epic, 6-1, 3-6,,7-6(3) their compatriot,, World No 46,…