Miami Open 2024 Day 4 Recap

After play was washed on day three of the Miami Open, day 4 featured a jam-packed schedule with all the highest seeds in motion.

Alcaraz, Medvedev, Sinner, Zverev and Ruud all progressed to the third spherical with simple victories, whereas Rublev, Fritz, Paul, and Tiafoe had been the primary high-profile casualties within the spherical of sixty-four.

There have been additionally some prolonged matches with Griekspoor, Korda Jarry,  and Eubanks coming by robust three-setter, the latter two each saving match factors earlier than successful remaining set tie breaks.

You possibly can see the total outcomes beneath, together with choose highlights beneath.

Day Three & 4 2024 Miami Open Spherical of 64 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Gael Monfils
Jordan Thompson (32)
3-7 6-1 6-2

Carlos Alcaraz (1)
Roberto Carballes Baena
6-2 6-1

Jannik Sinner (2)
Andrea Vavassori (Q)
6-3 6-4

Daniil Medvedev (3)
Marton Fucsovics
6-4 6-2

Alexander Zverev (4)
Felix Auger-Aliassime
6-2 6-4

Casper Ruud (7)
Luca Van Assche
7-6(5) 1-6 6-1

Hubert Hurkacz (8)
Alexander Shevchenko
6-4 2-7 6-3

Denis Shapovalov (PR)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (10)
6-2 6-4

Thiago Seyboth Wild (Q)
Taylor Fritz (12)
6-3 6-4

Martin Damm (WC)
Tommy Paul (13)
4-6 2-1 (retired)

Karen Khachanov (15)
Laslo Djere
6-2 6-4

Matteo Arnaldi
Alexander Bublik (17)
6-4 6-1

Francisco Cerundolo (20)
Sebastian Ofner
7-6(2) 2-7 6-1

Christopher O’Connell
Frances Tiafoe (21)
7-5 7-6(5)

Nicolas Jarry (22)
Jack Draper
7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(2)

Tallon Griekspoor (25)
Alex Michelsen
7-6(5) 7-7 6-4

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (27)
Juncheng Shang
6-3 7-5

Sebastian Korda (28)
Roberto Bautista Agut (Q)
2-7 6-3 6-4

Andy Murray
Tomás Martín Etcheverry (29)
7-6(0) 6-3

Cameron Norrie (30)
Flavio Cobolli
7-5 4-7 6-2

Christopher Eubanks (31)
Daniel Evans
7-6(3) 3-6 7-6(7)

Tomas Machac
Andrey Rublev (5)
6-4 6-4

Ugo Humbert (14)
Botic van de Zandschulp
6-4 6-3

Dominik Koepfer
Sebastián Báez (18)
6-3 6-2

Machac Routs Rublev

In certainly one of solely two matches to be accomplished on Friday, Tomas Machac took down Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-4.

Rublev has struggled lately in opposition to Czech opposition, shedding to Mensik in Dubai, Lehecka in Indian Wells, and now Mahac in Miami. He additionally leaves America with only one win beneath his belt together with his subsequent cease to attempt to defend his Monte Carlo title.

I requested Jakub for some data after he beat him in Doha. He’s 18 years outdated and enjoying effectively and we’re all pushing ourselves. It helps to point out we are able to beat these sorts of gamers. Mahac on recommendation from Mensik.

Alcaraz Aces Baena

Carlos Alcaraz appears to be like again to his free-flowing finest after he broke off the shackles in Indian Wells and comfortably dispatched Roberto Carballes Baena 6-2, 6-1 to achieve spherical 3, the place he’ll meet Gael Monfils after the resurgent Frenchman took out thirty second seed Jordan Thompson.

Baena is a stereotypical baseliner, and Alcaraz used the forecourt to his benefit, coming ahead typically however equally defending effectively when he needed to, saving the three break factors he confronted en path to victory.

I defended effectively within the humid situations. I needed to be affected person. I needed to adapt to the situations; the ball goes in another way to Indian Wells, and I needed to see how it might be. I’m actually proud of my efficiency and the way I hit the ball. Alcaraz on his win.

Medvedev Makes Quick Work of Fucsovics

In a match that ought to have been performed on Friday, Daniil Medvedev made gentle work of Marton Fucsovics with a 6-4 6-2 victory.

The Hungarian is usually a difficult buyer in the fitting situations, however he struggled to discover a means by Medvedev on Stadium Court docket because the Russian was scientific on break factors (3/3) and by no means actually regarded in bother. He faces Cameron Norrie in Sunday’s night time session.

Shapovalov Takes Down Tsitsipas

Since coming back from a knee harm, Denis Shapovalov has been looking for outcomes, and he picked up an enormous one in Miami, taking down Stefanos Tstisipas 6-2, 6-4.

It was the Canadian’s first top-20 win since 2022, and he was the stronger participant. He didn’t face a break level whereas creating 18 on the Greek’s serve, eight of which got here in an 11-deuce recreation that Tsitsipas lastly held in the beginning of the second set.

Nevertheless, Shapovalov wasn’t deterred, breaking at 4-4 as he cruised. Tsitsipas’s weak return recreation was once more uncovered, and it’s wanting just like the clay season will likely be make or break for his season.

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