The spherical of 128 on the 2024 Miami Open is full. On day two, Felix Auger-Aliassime and veterans Gael Monfils and Roberto Bautista Agut progressed to spherical two.
Monfils moved by means of after serving his well past the dependable Dusan Lajovic 7-6(5), 6-4. The Frenchman was showing in his twelfth Miami draw and has an opportunity of taking part in Alcaraz within the third spherical.
Roberto Bautista Agut can be taking part in Miami for the twelfth time, and he fought previous Emilio Nava 6-3 7-6(4) regardless of the American hitting 47 winners to Agut’s 9.
Dan Evans additionally began to get his season again on monitor; having received simply two matches all 12 months, he recovered from a set right down to beat Lorenzo Sonego for the primary time in 4 makes an attempt.
You’ll be able to see the complete day two outcomes under and choose highlights.
Day Two 2024 Miami Open Spherical of 128 Outcomes
| Winner | Loser | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Safiullin | Diego Schwartzman | 6-2 6-4 |
| Daniel Altmaier | Harold Mayot | 6-2 7-5 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | Adam Walton | 7-5 6-4 |
| Roberto Bautista Agut | Emilio Nava | 6-3 7-6(4) |
| Roberto Carballes Baena | Aleksandar Vukic | 7-6(2) 6-3 |
| Laslo Djere | Coleman Wong | 7-5 7-6(3) |
| Daniel Evans | Lorenzo Sonego | 1-6 6-3 6-4 |
| Yannick Hanfmann | Emil Ruusuvuori | 6-4 4-6 6-4 |
| Soonwoo Kwon | Alexandre Muller | 7-6(3) 6-3 |
| Martin Landaluce | Jaume Munar | 6-3 1-6 7-5 |
| Fabian Marozsan | Aleksandar Kovacevic | 6-3 6-2 |
| Gael Monfils | Dusan Lajovic | 7-6(5) 6-4 |
| Sebastian Ofner | Kei Nishikori | 6-3 6-4 |
| Alexei Popyrin | Facundo Diaz Acosta | 6-2 6-2 |
| Alexander Shevchenko | Daniel Elahi Galan | 6-4 4-7 7-6(4) 7-5 |
| Alejandro Tabilo | Brandon Nakashima | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
Ofner Offloads Nishikori
As anticipated, Kei Nishikori’s marketing campaign in Miami was short-lived as he fell to Sebastian Ofner 3-6 4-6.
Kei has performed zero aggressive tennis since final July, making it not possible to drop him straight again in on the Masters 1000 stage and count on outcomes.
Regardless of that, he seemed to be transferring fairly properly and has a wildcard into Barcelona, so I used to be seemingly incorrect about his comeback being extra of a farewell tour.
The previous world quantity 4 additionally took on Thomas Johanssen as a coach. However why not play some lower-calibre occasions? It’s not assured to repay, as Thiem came upon with two horrendous losses, however he’d shortly discover out the place his stage is.
Evans Silences Sonego
Dan Evans is one in all two Brits to have had a woeful begin to 2024 and had received simply two matches all season earlier than his encounter with Lorenzo Sonego.
Evans tore his calf final October, and since returning to motion, he’s struggled to search out the shape that earned him a maiden ATP 500 title final 12 months in Washington.
Lorenzo Sonego had additionally proved to be considerably his kryptonite, successful their earlier three matches comfortably, and after the Italian blitzed the primary set 6-1, issues didn’t look nice.
Nevertheless, Evans dug in and began establishing himself within the forecourt. His serve allowed him to step ahead as he fought again to win by means of 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Different Matches of Word
- Auger-Aliassime Wins Opener: It’s not lengthy since Felix acquired a first-round bye on the Masters 1000 stage, however his rating has been on the slide, and he confronted three set factors on serve at 4-5 within the first set earlier than rallying previous qualifier Adam Walton. He’ll face Sascha Zverev subsequent.
- Monfils Defeats Lajovic: The Frenchman didn’t face a breakpoint. He performed a considerably uncharacteristic stable efficiency with no stage drop to see off Dusan Lajovic 7-6(5), 6-4.
- Carballas-Baena Units Alcaraz Showdown: The Spaniard got here by means of Aleksandar Vukic 7-6(2), 6-3 to arrange a tie with fellow countryman Carlos Alcaraz.
Day Two Highlights
Miami Open Day 3 Spherical of 64 Matches
- Ugo Humbert vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Andrey Rublev (5) vs. Tomas Machac
- Denis Shapovalov vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas (10)
- Dominik Koepfer vs. Sebastian Baez (19)
- Andy Murray vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
- Andrea Vavassori vs. Jannik Sinner (3)
- Tallon Griekspoor (25) vs. Alex Michelsen
- Alexander Bublik (17) vs. Matteo Arnaldi
- Casper Ruud (7) vs. Luca Van Assche
- Thiago Seyboth Wild vs. Taylor Fritz (12)
- Tommy Paul (13) vs. Martin Damm
- Nicolas Jarry (22) vs. Jack Draper
- Juncheng Shang vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (27)
- Cameron Norrie (28) vs. Flavio Cobolli
- Christopher O’Connell vs. Frances Tiafoe (21)
- Marton Fucsovics vs. Daniil Medvedev (4)