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.