Tournament founder Butch Buchholz was joined by the inaugural Miami Open champions, Tim Mayotte and Martina Navratilova, on court for a ceremony prior to Wednesday’s evening session to commemorate the tournament’s inception in 1985. To honor this milestone, Tournament Director James Blake presented each of them with a Miami Dolphins jersey, featuring their name and the number 40.
Women’s Seeds Begin Thursday; ATP Next Gen Rematch Highlights Night Session
The WTA second round will begin Thursday, which means the first day of play for seeded players. South Florida’s own Coco Gauff will face 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin while No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and defending champion Danielle Collins will also be in action. On the men’s side, the first round will conclude, and the final match to take the court will feature two rising stars as 18-year-old Brazilian Joao Fonseca takes on 19-year-old American Learner Tien. The two ended the 2024 season by playing in the ATP Next Gen Finals title match.
Two Former Champions Selected as Wild Card Recipients for the Miami Open
Looking Ahead
Here’s a preview of marquee matches to come over the next two days.
Friday Day (Session 7): Six-time champion Novak Djokovic returns for his first match here since 2019 while fellow Miami Open winners Iga Swiatek and Daniil Medvedev will also be in action.
Friday Night (Session 8): Carlos Alcaraz, the 2022 Miami Open champion, returns to Hard Rock Stadium, as does Australian Open champion Madison Keys, who has won 18 of her 20 matches this season.
Saturday Day (Session 9): The men’s top seed will take the court for the first time when Australian Open finalist Alexander Zverev makes his 2025 Miami debut while the WTA’s third round will get under way.
Saturday Night (Session 10): American Frances Tiafoe will get his Miami Open underway.
The schedule is subject to change.
Wednesday Wrap Up
The WTA first round concluded Wednesday, and the results set up some compelling second round matches, particularly in the bottom section of the draw. Three-time Miami Open winner Victoria Azarenka won to set up a match against No. 15 Karolina Muchova, while 2021 Olympic Gold medalist Belinda Bencic continues her great play after maternity leave with a three-set win Wednesday to set up a match against fellow mom Elina Svitolina, the No. 21 seed. Looming in that section is No. 2 and former Miami Open winner Iga Swiatek.
The ATP got main draw play underway with back-to-back three setters on Stadium Court. The oldest man in the draw, 38-year-old Gael Monfils outlasted Fabian Marozsan while Nick Kyrgios came from behind to defeat Mackenzie McDonald.
RESULTS – Wednesday, March 19
WTA Singles – First Round
E. Raducanu (GBR) d. [WC] S. Ishii (JPN) 62 61
M. Kessler (USA) d. M. Bouzkova (CZE) 64 26 64
M. Sherif (EGY) d. L. Sun (NZL) 75 16 64
V. Kudermetova d. Xin. Wang (CHN) 62 76(5)
A. Blinkova d. K. Rakhimova 46 63 62
[Q] K. Birrell (AUS) d. A. Potapova 36 63 76(5)
M. Uchijima (JPN) d. S. Lamens (NED) 64 63
[Q] B. Pera (USA) d. [WC] A. Tomljanovic (AUS) 63 62
E. Avanesyan (ARM) d. [WC] E. Andreeva 61 67(4) 64
[WC] A. Eala (PHI) d. K. Volynets (USA) 63 76(3)
J. Grabher (AUT) d. [WC] T. C. Grant (USA) 64 64
[WC] V. Mboko (CAN) d. C. Osorio (COL) 75 57 63
V. Azarenka d. A. Kalinina (UKR) 63 61
B. Bencic (SUI) d. D. Yastremska (UKR) 64 16 75
P. Stearns (USA) d. K. Boulter (GBR) 64 62
C. Garcia (FRA) d. [Q] A. Bondar (HUN) 60 76(5)
ATP Singles – First Round
ATP – G. Monfils (FRA) d F. Marozsan (HUN) 63 36 64
ATP – N. Kyrgios (AUS) d [Q] M. McDonald (USA) 36 63 64
ATP – Q. Halys (FRA) d T. Seyboth Wild (BRA) 63 64
ATP – A. Bublik (KAZ) d S. Baez (ARG) 63 64
ATP – [WC] E. Spizzirri (USA) d [Q] B. Harris (GBR) 76(2) 36 62
ATP – M. Kecmanovic (SRB) d A. Kovacevic (USA) 64 64
ATP – J. Munar (ESP) d A. Rinderknech (FRA) 63 76(5)
ATP – [Q] C. Tseng (TPE) d M. Bellucci (ITA) 76(5) 62
ATP – C. Moutet (FRA) d [Q] A. Blockx (BEL) 76(5) 64
ATP – A. Muller (FRA) d [Q] R. Sakamoto (JPN) 64 64
ATP – R. Hijikata (AUS) d H. Medjedovic (SRB) 75 36 75
ATP – [WC] F. Cina (ITA) d [Q] F. Comesana (ARG) 76(4) 76(2)
ATP – R. Carballes Baena (ESP) d [Q] C. O’Connell (AUS) 63 36 76(5)
ATP – D. Goffin (BEL) d A. Vukic (AUS) 26 64 62
ATP – [Q] T. Schoolkate (AUS) d [Q] E. Quinn (USA) 60 62
ATP – [LL] C. Ugo Carabelli (ARG) d [Q] B. Holt (USA) 26 76(5) 64
ORDER OF PLAY – Thursday, March 20
Stadium – start 12:00 PM
ATP – [WC] Christopher Eubanks (USA) vs Reilly Opelka (USA)
Not Before 1:00 PM
WTA – [3] Coco Gauff (USA) vs Sofia Kenin (USA)
WTA – [1] Aryna Sabalenka vs Viktoriya Tomova (BUL)
Not Before 7:00 PM
ATP – Joao Fonseca (BRA) vs Learner Tien (USA)
Not Before 8:30 PM
WTA – Sorana Cirstea (ROU) vs [14] Danielle Collins (USA)
Grandstand – start 11:00 AM
WTA – [9] Qinwen Zheng (CHN) vs Lauren Davis (USA)
ATP – Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN)
ATP – Jordan Thompson (AUS) vs Marcos Giron (USA)
ATP – Roman Safiullin vs Jenson Brooksby (USA)
Not Before 7:00 PM
WTA – Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) vs [16] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA)
Butch Buchholz – start 11:00 AM
WTA – Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) vs [6] Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
WTA – Ashlyn Krueger (USA) vs [7] Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
ATP – Tallon Griekspoor (NED) vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG)
ATP – Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) vs Mariano Navone (ARG)
ATP – Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs Jakub Mensik (CZE)
Court 1 – start 11:00 AM
ATP – Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) vs [Q] Jacob Fearnley (GBR)
ATP – Yunchaokete Bu (CHN) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR)
WTA – [31] Ons Jabeur (TUN) vs Katerina Siniakova (CZE)
WTA – [12] Daria Kasatkina vs Hailey Baptiste (USA)
WTA – Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs [24] Liudmila Samsonova
Court 7 – start 11:00 AM
ATP – [Q] Thiago Agustin Tirante (ARG) vs Flavio Cobolli (ITA)
ATP – [WC] Coleman Wong (HKG) vs Daniel Altmaier (GER)
WTA – [18] Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Magda Linette (POL)
WTA – Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) vs [28] Maria Sakkari (GRE)
ATP – [6] Julian Cash (GBR) / Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) vs [WC] Robert Cash (USA) / JJ Tracy (USA)
Court 5 – start 11:00 AM
ATP – Zizou Bergs (BEL) vs Nuno Borges (POR)
ATP – Pedro Martinez (ESP) vs Luciano Darderi (ITA)
ATP – Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP)
ATP – Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) vs [WC] Yibing Wu (CHN)
ATP – Austin Krajicek (USA) / Rajeev Ram (USA) vs [2] Harri Heliovaara (FIN) / Henry Patten (GBR)
Court 2 – start 11:00 AM
WTA – Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) vs [29] Magdalena Frech (POL)
WTA – [26] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) vs Alycia Parks (USA)
WTA – Taylor Townsend (USA) vs [19] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)
WTA – [21] Donna Vekic (CRO) vs Rebeka Masarova (SUI)
WTA – Timea Babos (HUN) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) vs Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX)
Court 3 – start 11:00 AM
WTA – [5] Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Veronika Kudermetova vs Yifan Xu (CHN) / Zhaoxuan Yang (CHN)
WTA – Mirra Andreeva / Diana Shnaider vs McCartney Kessler (USA) / Robin Montgomery (USA)
WTA – Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) vs Linda Noskova (CZE) / Clara Tauson (DEN)
ATP – Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) vs Sander Gille (BEL) / Jan Zielinski (POL)
ATP – Alexander Erler (AUT) / Constantin Frantzen (GER) vs [7] Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) / Andres Molteni (ARG)
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