2024 Miami Open presented by Itaú March 25 Tournament Updates

The Miami Open Wheelchair Invitational kicks off tomorrow on court 5 at 12pm – see below for a full schedule of matches. The event launched today with Miami Open Tournament Director James Blake welcoming 50-time major winner, Shingo Kunieda to the attending media as the Tournament Director of the inaugural Miami Open Wheelchair Invitational. Among the competitors are three of the top five Men’s Wheelchair Tennis players, including world No. 1 Alfie Hewitt, No.3 Gustavo Fernandez, No. 5 Gordon Reid and Shingo Kunieda himself. On the women’s side is world No.1 Diede de Groot, No. 8 and Florida resident Dana Matthewson, No. 10 Angelica Bernal, and No. 38 Maylee Phelps.

Mixed US Success

Danielle Collins and Jessica Pegula advanced to the quarterfinals, both winning in straight sets. Even with the majority of the stadium urging her on, local favorite, Coco Gauff, failed to get the better of France’s Caroline Garcia, losing in three sets while Madison Keys also came up short against 2022 Wimbledon Champion, Elena Rybakina.

 

Ben Shelton went down to Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti, while Chris Eubanks lost to world No. 5, Alexander Zverev, both in straight sets. Sebastian Korda lost a three-set battle with Hubert Hurkacz.

 

Terrific Tuesday

The entire men’s Round of 16 will be played Tuesday, with the eight winners advancing to the quarterfinals. Here’s a quick look at each of the matchups:

 

[1] Carlos Alcaraz vs [23] Lorenzo Musetti

Alcaraz leads 2-1 • Alcaraz has won 13 of his last 14 Miami Open matches • Musetti is bidding to reach his third career ATP 1000 quarterfinal

 

[2] Jannik Sinner vs Christopher O’Connell

O’Connell leads 1-0 • Sinner, the Australian Open champion, is a two-time Miami Open finalist • O’Connell has never previously been past the second round at an ATP 1000 event

 

[3] Daniil Medvedev vs Dominik Koepfer

Medvedev leads 2-0 • Medvedev is seeking to be the first to repeat as Miami Open champion since Novak Djokovic in 2014-16 • Koepfer is seeking his second career ATP 1000 quarterfinal

 

[4] Alexander Zverev vs [15] Karen Khachanov

Zverev leads 3-2 • Zverev was the 2019 Miami Open runner-up • Khachanov was a Miami Open semifinalist in 2023

 

[7] Casper Ruud vs [22] Nicolas Jarry

Ruud leads 2-1 • Ruud has been runner-up twice already this season • Jarry is bidding to reach a second quarterfinal in his last four ATP 1000 events

 

[8] Hubert Hurkacz vs [11] Grigor Dimitrov

Dimitrov leads 4-0 • Hurkacz was the 2023 Miami Open champion • Dimitrov has reached Round of 16 at his fourth straight ATP 1000 event

 

[9] Alex de Minaur vs Fabian Marozsan

Marozsan leads 1-0 • de Minaur has won nine of his last 10 matches • Marozsan has reached the Round of 16 at his second straight ATP 1000.

 

Tomas Machac vs Matteo Arnaldi

First ATP meeting (Machac did defeat Arnaldi in a 2023 qualifying match) • Machac is appearing in his third ATP 1000 main draw while Arnaldi is playing his seventh.

 

Seeking the Semifinals

Two women’s singles matches are on Tuesday’s schedule, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. Here’s a quick look at each matchup:

[4] Elena Rybakina vs [8] Maria Sakkari

Rybakina leads 2-1 • Rybakina has reached three finals this season, winning two titles; She was the 2023 Miami Open runner-up • Sakkari was a Miami Open semifinalist in 2021; She has won six of her last seven matches, having reached the Indian Wells final

[27] Victoria Azarenka vs Yulia Putintseva

Azarenka leads 2-0 • Azarenka is a three-time Miami Open champion; She is vying to reach her third quarterfinal of the season • Putintseva has won seven of her last eight matches; She is a three-time quarterfinalist at Grand Slam tournaments

Celebs in the Stadium

Jimmy Butler,  Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, Misha Barton and Juan Martín del Potro were among the celebrities in the house for the packed night session.

ORDER OF PLAY – TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2024

STADIUM start 12:00 noon
ATP – Dominik Koepfer (Germany) vs [3] Daniil Medvedev

Not Before 2:00 PM
WTA – [27] Victoria Azarenka vs Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan)

Not Before 3:30 pm
ATP – [1] Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) vs [23] Lorenzo Musetti (Italy)

Not Before 7:00 PM
WTA – [8] Maria Sakkari (Greece) vs [4] Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)

Not Before 8:30 pm
ATP – [4] Alexander Zverev (Germany) vs [15] Karen Khachanov

 

GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
ATP – Tomas Machac (Czech Republic) vs Matteo Arnaldi (Italy)
ATP – [7] Casper Ruud (Norway) vs [22] Nicolas Jarry (Chile)
ATP – Christopher O’Connell (Australia) vs [2] Jannik Sinner (Italy)

Not Before 3:30 pm
ATP – [11] Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) vs [8] Hubert Hurkacz (Poland)

Not Before 7:00 pm
ATP – [9] Alex de Minaur (Australia) vs Fabian Marozsan (Hungary)
WTA – [1] Sue-Wei Hsieh (Chinese Taipei) / Elise Mertens (Belgian) vs [ALT] Sofia Kenin (USA) / Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)

 

BUTCH BUCHHOLZ start 11:00 am
WTA – [WC] Ashlyn Krueger (USA) / Sloane Stephens (USA) vs Linda Noskova (Czech) / Xiyu Wang (China)

Not Before 12:30 PM
WTA – Asia Muhammad (USA) / Alycia Parks (USA) vs Anhelina Kalinina (Ukraine) / Dayana Yastremska (Ukraine)
WTA – Xinyu Wang (China) / Saisai Zheng (China) vs Ekaterina Alexandrova / Irina Khromacheva
Quarterfinals – ATP – [7] Kevin Krawietz (Germany) / Tim Puetz (Germany) vs [3] Rajeev Ram (USA) / Joe Salisbury (Great Britain)
Quarterfinals – ATP – [1] Rohan Bopanna (India) / Matthew Ebden (Australia) vs [Alt] John-Patrick Smith (Australia) / Sem Verbeek (Netherlands)
Second Round – after suitable rest – ATP – Marcelo Melo (Brazil) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) vs Christopher Eubanks (USA) / Ben Shelton (USA)

 

COURT 5 start 12:00 noon
Dana Mathewson (USA) vs Angelica Bernal (Colombia)

Diede de Groot (Netherlands) vs Maylee Phelps (USA)
Shingo Kunieda (Japan) vs Gustavo Fernandez (Argentina)
Alfie Hewett (Great Britain) vs Gordon Reid (Great Britain)

 

 

SCORES

 

Women’s Singles – Fourth Round

[14] Ekaterina Alexandrova def. [1] Iga Swiatek (Poland) 6-4, 6-2

[23] Caroline Garcia (France) def. [3] Coco Gauff (USA) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2

[4] Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) def. [17] Madison Keys (USA) 6-3, 7-5

[5] Jessica Pegula (USA) def. [20] Emma Navarro (USA) 7-6(1), 6-3

[8] Maria Sakkari (Greece) def. [22] Anna Kalinskaya W/O

Danielle Collins (USA) def. [19] Sorana Cirstea (Romania) 6-3, 6-2
[27] Victoria Azarenka def. [24] Katie Boulter (Great Britain) 7-5, 6-1

Y. Putintseva (KAZ) def. [32] A. Kalinina (UKR) 6-4, 7-6(5)

Men’s Singles – Third Round

[1] Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) def. Gael Monfils (France) 6-2, 6-4

[4] Alexander Zverev (Germany) def. [31] Chris Eubanks (USA) 7-6(4), 6-3

[8] Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) def. [28] Sebastian Korda (USA) 7-6(5), 7-6(5), 6-3

[9] Alex De Minaur (Australia) vs [24] Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany) 7-6(3), 6-4
[11] Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) vs Yannick Hanfmann (Germany) 6-1, 6-0

[20] Francisco Cerundolo (Argentina) vs [15] Karen Khachanov 6-1, 5-7, 7-6(5)

[16] Ben Shelton (USA def. [23] Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) 6-4, 7-6(5)

Fabian Marozsan (Hungary) def. Alexie Popyrin (Australia) 7-5, 6-3

Women’s Doubles – Second Round

[1] Su-Wei Hsieh (Chinese Taipei) / Elise Mertens (Belgium) def. Anna Blinkova / Ingrid Gamarra Martins (Brazil) 7-5, 7-5

Anhelina Kalinina (Ukraine) / Dayana Yastremska (Ukraine) def. [4] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Ellen Perez (Australia) 7-6(6), 6-4

Sara Errani (Italy) / Jasmine Paolini (Italy) def. [8] Larua Siegemund (Germany) / Yifan Xu (China) 6-4, 6-1

Sofia Kenin (USA) / Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) def. Oksana Kalashnikova (Georgia) / Monica Niculescu (Romania) 6-3, 6-4

Asia Muhammad (USA) / Alycia Parks (USA) def. Shuko Aoyama (Japan) / Aleksandra Krunic (Serbia) 6-4, 4-6, [10]-[8]

Linda Noskova (Czech Republic) / Xiyu Wang (China) vs Magda Linette (Poland) / Bernarda Pera (USA) 6-4, 7-6(4)

Men’s Doubles – Second Round

[1] Rohan Bopanna (India) / Matthew Ebden (Australia) def. Hugo Nys (Monaco) / Jan Zielinski (Poland) 7-5, 7-6(3)

[3] Rajeev Ram (USA) / Joe Salisbury (GBR) def. [WC] Thanasi Kokkinakis (Australia) / Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) 7-5, 7-6(4)

[4] Marcel Granollers (Spain) / Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) def. Marcelo Arevalo (El Slavador) / Mate Pavic (Croatia) 7-5, 6-3

[7] Kevin Krawietz (Germany) / Tim Puetz (Germany) def. [WC] Sebastian Korda (USA) / Andy Murray (Great Britain) W/O

Lloyd Glasspool (Great Britain) / Jean-Julien Rojer (Netherlands) vs Nathaniel Lammons (USA) / Jackson Withrow (USA) 7-6(4), 6-4

John-Patrick Smith (Australia) / Sam Verbeek (Netherlands) def. Wesley Koolhoof (Netherlands) / Nikola Mektric (Croatia) 6-3, 6-3

vs Ivan Dodig (Croatia) / Austin Krajicek (USA) def. Max Purcell (Australia) / Jordan Thompson (Australia) 6-3, 6-2