FRIDAY SCHEDULE and PREVIEW | 2024 Miami Open: SWIATEK, SABALENKA, SINNER, GAUFF in action but rain likely to wreak havoc
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The second round heads towards conclusion on Friday or so we think at the Miami Open with a lot of top names set to be involved but weather set to wreak havoc for the next two days reportedly.
Our preview looks ahead to the mooted action in Miami including the main matches and talking points to look out for as the first weekend approaches.
Swiatek, Gauff, Sabalenka and Sinner headline bumper schedule
Rain is meant to set its course on Miami for most of Friday and the same can be said for Saturday meaning that how much play gets done is very much a mystery. But due to start proceedings off on adjacent big courts is Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka.
Gauff of course gets top billing as a home hero and US Open champion despite her clash being a bit worse on paper as she faces Nadia Podoroska. While Sabalenka after the passing of her ex boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov was given an extra day by the organisers at the MIami Open to regroup and will now face Paula Badosa, her best friend. Albeit on Grandstand so away from the main glare which will likely be placed on Gauff.
Jannik Sinner faces Andrea Vavassori following that. Imperious all season until his loss to Carlos Alcaraz at Indian Wells, he was unsure how 100% he would be given a small injury. But he is here ready to play and the proof will be certainly in the pudding. Taylor Fritz then again delights the home fans as he will face Thiago Seyboth Wild to complete the afternoon with a home hope.
Going onto the evening, Iga Swiatek kicks off her Sunshine Double attempt for a second time as she will face former Masters winner, Camila Giorgi. Can the Italian cause her any issues or will it be plain sailing against for sublime Swiatek? Daniil Medvedev then rounds out proceedings facing Marton Fucsovics fresh off a final run at Indian Wells.
Elsewhere, Stefanos Tsitsipas will likely go from spectator to player and Paula Badosa vice versa as he follows on from his girlfriend on Grandstand to face Denis Shapovalov. Jessica Pegula and Frances Tiafoe open up their accounts from a US point of view against Zhu Lin and Christopher O'Connoll. But interspersed inbetween will be the battle of the mothers as Naomi Osaka faces Elina Svitolina in a hotly anticipated clash.
Elsewhere, Andrey Rublev, Andy Murray, Casper Ruud, Tommy Paul among others are set to be in action in a stacked schedule. But will it happen? Time will tell.
MIAMI FRIDAY SCHEDULE
Stadium – 12pm
(3) Coco Gauff vs Nadia Podoroska
(Q) Andrea Vavassori vs (2) Jannik Sinner
(Q) Thiago Seyboth Wild vs (12) Taylor Fritz
7:00 p.m.
(1) Iga Swiatek vs Camila Giorgi
Marton Fucsovics vs (3) Daniil Medvedev
Grandstand – 11am
Paula Badosa vs (2) Aryna Sabalenka
(PR) Denis Shapovalov vs (10) Stefanos Tsitsipas
2:00 p.m.
Zhu Lin vs (5) Jessica Pegula
(PR) Naomi Osaka vs (15) Elina Svitolina
7:00 p.m.
Christopher O’Connell vs (21) Frances Tiafoe
Butch Buchholz
Andrey Rublev (5) v Tomas Machac
Andy Murray v (29) Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Casper Ruud (7) v Luca van Assche
Sloane Stephens v (19) Sorana Cirstea
Elina Avanesyan v (6) Ons Jabeur
Court 1
Storm Hunter v (20) Emma Navarro
Donna Vekic v (14) Ekaterina Alexandrova
Anastasia Potapova (30) v Danielle Collins
Tommy Paul (13) v Martin Damm. Jr
Cameron Norrie (30) v Flavio Cobolli
Court 7
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (21) v Shelby Rogers
Daria Kasatkina (10) v Claire Liu
Tallon Griekspoor (25) v Alex Michelsen
Nicolas Jarry (22) v Jack Draper
Court 5
Ugo Humbert (14) v Botic van de Zandschulp
Dominik Koepfer v (18) Sebastian Baez
Alexander Bublik (17) v Matteo Arnaldi
Juncheng Shang v (27) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Court 2
Jasmine Paolini (12) v Katie Volynets
Caroline Garcia (23) v Viktoriya Tomova
Maria Timofeeva v (25) Linda Noskova
Court 3
Arantxa Rus v (29) Marta Kostyuk
Leylah Fernandez (31) v Emiliana Arango
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