Third-round competitors in Miami begins with the underside half of the draw, which is comparatively open now that Carlos Alcaraz is out. Sunday’s schedule consists of Lorenzo Musetti vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime and Grigor Dimitrov vs. Karen Khachanov.(15) Lorenzo Musetti vs. (18) Felix Auger-AliassimeIt can be a rematch of the 2024 Paris Olympics bronze-medal match when Musetti and Auger-Aliassime meet once more on the Miami Open on Sunday. Musetti received on the rostrum with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 victory to even their head-to-head collection at 3-3. This marks their first-ever showdown on an outside laborious court docket, having beforehand squared off twice indoors and 4 instances on clay.
(14) Grigor Dimitrov vs. (22) Karen KhachanovDimitrov is defending runner-up factors in Miami after dropping to Jannik Sinner within the 2024 closing. The Fifteenth-ranked Bulgarian in all probability figured he must beat Carlos Alcaraz simply to succeed in the quarterfinals this yr, however that’s not the case after Alcaraz fell to David Goffin on Friday evening. Dimitrov eased previous Federico Cina 6-1, 6-4 on Friday and now may very well be aligned to make one other deep run within the 305.
Up subsequent for the 33-year-old on Sunday is a sixth assembly with Khachanov, who trails the head-to-head collection 4-1. The Twenty third-ranked Russian received their most up-to-date contest final fall in Paris, however Dimitrov was struggling bodily on the time and that’s one among Khachanov’s favourite tournaments. Dimitrov received their solely earlier out of doors encounter in straight units on the 2023 Shanghai Masters. Khachanov took care of Nick Kyrgios 7-6(3), 6-0 in his Miami opener, however he’s nonetheless simply 5-6 this season and Dimitrov is clearly a a lot harder opponent at this time limit.
Decide: Dimitrov in 3
