Raducanu - Halep and other potential last 16 matchups at the Miami Open

The Miami Open is days away with many of the world's best competing at the event and some potential last 16 matchups are truly mouth-watering.

US Open champion Emma Raducanu could finally face her idol and former World No 1 Simona Halep following the Miami Open draw. With 27 of the world's top 30 players playing at the WTA 1000 event, the British No 1 will have to come through a stacked bottom section of the first quarter containing Halep and sixth seed Karolina Pliskova.

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There are many other potential last 16 matchups that are spectacular and some of them include Svitolina against Sabalenka, Kontaveit against Kerber and Danielle Collins against Jabeur. The American has not played since the Australian Open so her return to tennis is something many are excited to see. Other potential matchups include Badosa against Azarenka, Pegula against Sakkari, Muguruza against Ostapenko and Gauff against Swiatek.

Potential last 16 matchups at the Miami Open:

[1] Aryna Sabalenka vs [15] Elina Svitolina

[11] Emma Raducanu vs [6] Karolina Pliskova

[3] Anett Kontaveit vs [13] Angelique Kerber

[9] Danielle Collins vs [8] Ons Jabeur

[5] Paula Badosa vs [12] Victoria Azarenka

[16] Jessica Pegula vs [4] Maria Sakkari

[7] Garbiñe Muguruza vs [10] Jelena Ostapenko

[14] Coco Gauff vs [2] Iga Swiatek