Miami Open: Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Elena Rybakina and Danielle Collins in action on Thursday | Tennis News
Here’s everything you need to know about the Miami Open, including the draw, who’s playing and the schedule, with the tournament live on Sky Sports…
The final two men’s quarter-finals and the women’s semi-finals take place on Thursday, with the match between Alexander Zverev and Hungarian Fabian Marozsan getting play under way from 5pm UK time.
Fourth seed Elena Rybakina then takes on veteran Victoria Azarenka, not before 8pm.
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz faces Grigor Dimitrov from midnight with the last semi-final spot on the line in the men’s tournament.
The second women’s semi-final between Danielle Collins and the winner of the clash between Jessica Pegula or Ekaterina Alexandrova takes place after that.
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Jimmy Butler made Neymar and Carlos Alcaraz laugh during a meeting of sporting royalty in Miami
Who is playing?
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Daniil Medvedev is the defending Miami Open men’s champion
World No 1 Iga Swiatek was unable to build on her victory at Indian Wells after a fourth-round exit, but reigning men’s champion Medvedev is still aiming to defend his title.
Medvedev and Swiatek were headlining the field, but one player who is not involved in Florida is six-time champion Novak Djokovic.
He has played just three times this year – representing Serbia in the United Cup, reaching the semi-finals at the Australian Open, and falling in just the third round of Indian Wells.
“At this stage of my career, I’m balancing my private and professional schedule,” Djokovic posted on X. “I’m sorry that I won’t experience some of the best and most passionate fans in the world.”
The 24-time Grand Slam champion suffered a shock third-round loss to 123rd-ranked Italian Luka Nardi at Indian Wells.
Petra Kvitova, the women’s champion in 2023, is not playing after recently announcing that she is due to give birth later this year.
Which British players are in action?
Katie Boulter was the last left standing, but her defeat in the fourth round means British interest has now ended, with two-time champion Andy Murray, Cameron Norrie, Jack Draper and Dan Evans all knocked out earlier.
Harriet Dart and Heather Watson were both eliminated in qualifying while Jodie Burrage and Liam Broady were ruled out of the tournament because of injury.
Emma Raducanu pulled out on the eve of the tournament due to a lower back problem.
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Jimmy Butler made Neymar and Carlos Alcaraz laugh during a meeting of sporting royalty in Miami
What’s the schedule?
- Tuesday, March 19 – Women’s singles first round
- Wednesday, March 20 – Men’s and women’s singles first round
- Thursday, March 21 – Women’s singles second round, men’s singles first round
- Friday, March 22 – Men’s and women’s singles second round
- Saturday, March 23 – Women’s singles third round, men’s singles second round
- Sunday, March 24 – Men’s and women’s singles third round
- Monday, March 25 – Women’s singles fourth round, men’s singles third round
- Tuesday, March 26 – Women’s singles quarter-finals, men’s singles fourth round
- Wednesday, March 27 – Men’s and women’s singles quarter-finals
- Thursday, March 28 – Women’s singles semi-finals, men’s singles quarter-finals
- Friday, March 29 – Men’s singles semi-finals
- Saturday, March 30 – Women’s singles final
- Sunday, March 31 – Men’s singles final
Where is it being played?
An aerial view of the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami
After 32 years at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, the tournament made its debut at Hard Rock Stadium – home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins – in 2019.
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