The 20-time Grand Slam winner was deported from Australia ahead of the Australian Open in January and insisted that he would be prepared to miss further major tournaments over his stance.
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The World no. 7 is the highest-ranked player who has withdrawn from Miami so far, joining Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem and Novak Djokovic on the list of the most notable missing players.
Roger Federer defeated a hobbling John Isner 6-1 6-4 for his 101st career title at the Miami Open on Sunday.
Ashleigh Barty claimed the biggest title of her career with victory over former world number one Karolina Pliskova in the Miami Open final.
Roberto Bautista Agut claimed a shock victory over world number one Novak Djokovic 1-6 7-5 6-3 at the Miami Open.
Anett Kontaveit brought Hsieh Su-wei’s Miami Open run to a dramatic end with a 3-6 6-2 7-5 comeback win on Tuesday to become the first player through to the semi-finals.
Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Miami Open with a left knee injury, tournament officials said on Saturday.
Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from next month’s Miami Open after undergoing minor shoulder surgery.
But then Serena Williams, the 23-times Grand Slam singles champion, has never been one to take too much notice of convention
Del Potro, who claimed the Indian Wells title earlier this month, fed off the energy of a raucous crowd that was firmly behind the Argentine, wearing down the 20th-seeded Canadian in a match lasting almost three hours.
Seven-time Grand Slam winner Williams went a break down in the first set as American Collins raced to a 3-0 lead, and saved two set points at 5-2 but lost the third after 39 minutes.
Success at the Australian Open and in Rotterdam followed by a runners-up finish at the Indian Wells held the 36-year-old in good stead for the Miami Open.
After losing a scrappy first set the 29-year-old from Poland roared 4-0 ahead in the second, dropping just four points in the process, on her way to drawing level.
The Japanese went all the way in last week’s BNP Paribas Open, defeating Maria Sharapova and world number one Simona Halep along the way, and she added Williams’ scalp in supreme style.
World No.2 Nadal, a three-time winner at Indian Wells and five-time finalist at Miami, suffered his latest setback during a training session on Tuesday that forced him to pull out of this week’s Mexican Open in Acapulco
The 18-times Grand Slam champion, who skipped the clay court season to prepare for grass after winning the Australian Open and titles in Indian Wells and Miami, was in ominous form
The 35-year-old continued his excellent start to 2017 at the weekend as he landed the Miami Open title with a 6-3 6-4 victory over great rival Rafael Nadal
Australian player, Nick Kyrgios, was unchanged at No 16
The British number one captured the biggest title of her career at the Miami Open on Saturday when she beat Caroline Wozniacki in the final
He won the final match on Sunday