Tennis

Berdych edges Steve Johnson 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 at Miami Open

Published Mar. 27, 2016 3:11 p.m. ET

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KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) Tomas Berdych erased all 10 break points he faced and defeated American Steve Johnson 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 Sunday at the Miami Open.

Berdych, seeded No. 7, was the tournament runner-up in 2010. Johnson, seeded 31st, fell to 0-13 against top-10 opponents.

No. 14 Dominic Thiem beat qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2, 6-2, and No. 15 David Goffin eliminated No. 19 Viktor Troicki 6-1, 6-1.

In women's play, No. 2 Angelique Kerber rallied past qualifier Kiki Bertens, who retired trailing 1-6, 6-2, 3-0.

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