Three Argentines passed the qualy and there will be six in a male painting with Alcaraz and Djokovic

He Masters 1000 de Miamiwhich will be launched this Wednesday at the Hard Rock Stadium In the midst of a tense climate after the legal demand of the Association of Professional Tennis Players (PTPA) against ATP, WTA, ITF and ITIA, it will be a tournament of great opportunities for the main stars of the painting, which lead Alexander Zverev y Carlos Alcaraz And that has Novak Djokovicin search of a new record, as a special attraction. And also for Argentines, who will have the chance to feed their rankings on the hard courts of Florida.

Zverev, number two in the world, will try to take advantage of the absence of Jannik SinnerRanking leader, who is fulfilling a three -month suspension agreed with the World anti -doping agency for the positive in two controls that made him more than a year ago in Indian Wells. The Italian will lose two thousand points for the title conquered in the last edition that he will not be able to defend. And the German, who will have to revalidate 400 of the semifinals, could shrink the distance between them, which today is 385, and approach the top.

At best, Sascha I could leave Miami with 1,785 points less than SINNER, a very good scenario thinking about what will happen at the start of the European brick dust tour. It is that the Italian can just play on May 4, a few days before the start of Roma. And the German will have before two other important tournaments to try to lower it from the first place: Montecarlo y Madridin which it will put only 200 units at stake.

Zverev, the same, does not think about the ranking. His main objective for Miami is to recover his tennis, that which led him to be a finalist in the Australian Open In January (he lost precisely with Sinner) and that he no longer showed again on the court since then. His best result after passing through Melbourne were the rooms of the ATP 500 River. And it comes from falling into the debut in Indian Wells.

“I do not have been playing at my best level in recent weeks, but I hope to turn it here and show a good tennis again. I want to go to match and try to win every match that I play. I come with very good sessions in the training, so I hope to be able to prove it in the tournament,” said the German, who will collide in the second round with the Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi or a player of the previous phase

Saschawho lost in Miami the 2018 final against John Isnerheads an unbalanced painting, in which eleven of the twelve from the qualy They fell in the lower half. The German is located in the upper one, in which the British will have the highest rivals Jack Drapersixth and champion on Sunday in Indian Wells, with whom he could cross in rooms; and to the American Taylor Fritzthird favorite, the Russian Andrey Rubleveighth, and the Australian Alex de Miñaurtenth, its potential rivals in Semis.

Djokovic and Alcaraz would cross into the hypothetical semifinal of the other half, in which the Norwegian will also play Casper Ruud (5th), the Russian Daniil Medvedev (7th) and the Greek Stefanos tsitsipas (9°).

The Serbian, fourth head of series, will start with his compatriot Hamad Medjedovic or the Australian Rinky Hijikata And he will go hunting for a double milestone in his career, which escaped in the Californian desert.

On the one hand, he will try to add his 100th Crown to approach the two players ahead in the statistics of highest champions of history, the American Jimmy Connorswith 109, and Roger Federerwith 103. That special title has been elusive for more than one season.

Aile He does not shout champion in an ATP calendar event since the late 2023, year that closed with seven titles, including three majors (Australia, Roland Garros and the US Open) and the ATP Finals. In an atypical 2024, loaded with irregularities and little competition, he only conquered the Olympic gold in Paris 2024which had very important value for him.

The owner of 24 Grand Slam will also look Other agassi (who lifted it in 1990, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2022 and 2003) and will become the most winner of the tournament

Although Zverev, the Serbian needs to focus first on his game and win a game again after more than two months. That drought – infusual for one of the best of all time – started after his fall in the semi of Australia against German and continued with eliminations in his debuts in the ATP 500 by Doha and in the first 1000 masters of the calendar.

“Things have been different for me in recent years, it has been hard for me I had spent seven years.

Alcaraz also goes for “redemption” on the courts of the imposing stadium of the Miami Dolphins of the NFL. The Spaniard stayed with the desire to celebrate his third title in line in Indian Wells, something that only Djokovic and Federer got. Now he will seek to celebrate again in Florida, where three years ago he won his first 1000 Masters and there is an antecedent that excites him.

“I learn quickly from mistakes. The last time I had lost in Indian Wells had been in the semifinals in 2022. And then I went to Miami and won. Now I will go for everything,” he recalled after his defeat in the Californian tournament against Draper.

The Murcian, second favorite and who will debut in second round against the Belgian David Goffin or the Australian AlekSandar Vukicit could also recover ground in its fight to return to the top of the ranking. It is that in Miami will defend only 200 points (he fell in rooms in 2024) and, like Zverev, he will put little at stake at the start of the dust tour of Europe (200 in Madrid). Thus, a good performance in this tournament would leave it better positioned to try to return to No. 1 before the end of the year.

Con Francisco closing it At the head, Argentines will also try to take advantage of the two weeks of competition in Miami to write down some victories and feed their rankings.

The Buenos Aires, 24 of the ranking and the only national representative among the preclassified ones, returns to the contest in which he gave his first blow of effect in the circuit. It was in 2022, when being 103 ° of the world and in its absolute debut in that category, it surprised when it reached the semifinals.

Closing it, it started very well on 2025. After reaching the final in Buenos Aires and the semis in Santiago de Chileplayed great tennis in Indian Wellswhere three good victories were scored and said goodbye with a high forehead against Alcaraz. And he wants to extend his good present in Miami, where last year he fell in third round. His debut will be against French Alexandre Muller or a rival of the qualy; And his path projects crosses with Tommy Paul (12 °) In the following round, Ruud (5th) in the round of 16, Alcaraz in Quarters and Djokovic in Semis.

Sebastián Báez36 ° of the ranking, comes from falling into the debut in the first 1000 masters of the year and will seek to add the first victory of his career in this tournament, in which he accumulates a record of 0-3 in the last three editions. Champion this year in Janeiro River and finalist in Santiagowill have a very hard cross before the unpredictable kazajo Alexander Bublik; Then he would go with Paul and could cross third wheel with cerú.

Tomás Etcheverry44, also has a difficult commitment in the first round. Will play with the Dutch Tallon Griekspoorresponsible for one of the great batacazos in the Californian desert (in Second Ronda surprised Zverev) and would cross in the eighths with the German, maximum favorite. The Platense, which accumulates seven victories and eight losses in the season, could not overcome the second wheel in its two previous participations in Florida.

Mariano Navone62, will play for the first time the main tournament. The one born on July 9, who does not win two games in a row from Buenos Aires, will start with the Italian Lorenzo Sonego And if he wins, it will be measured with Fritz, third favorite.

On the other hand, Thiago Tirante117 °, beat the Kazakle Alexander Shevchenko, 98 °, in the last round of the qualy and will play the first 1000 masters of his career. And he joined Francisco Comesaña (67 °), executioner of Japanese Shintaro Mochizuki (155 °) by 7-6 and 7-5. Besides, Camilo Ugo Carabelli (65 °) fell into the last wheel of the previous phase by 7-6 (7-2), 3-6 and 6-2 against the local Ethan Quinn (135 °), But he accessed the main box as lucky loser After the loss of Nicolás Jarry. Stroke will debut with Flavio Cobolli, Comesaña with Federico Cina and Ugo Carabelli with Brandon Holt, this Wednesday.

For its part, Marco trunneliti He lost 6-2 and 6-3 with the Australian Christopher O’Connell. It also fell Federico Gómez, on Monday in his debut in the 7-5 double classification against James Duckworth.

The Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and the Polish Iga Swiateknumbers 1 and 2 of the ranking, start as the favorite maxims of the WTA 1000 de Miamiin which Mirria andevathe new feeling of female tennis, is emerging as one of the great protagonists.

The 17 -year -old Russ Indian Wellsto conquer his second tournament from this category to thread (and the second of his short race), after which he won in February Dubai.

Andreeva, number six of the ranking but 11th favorite, waits for the winner of the duel between her compatriot Veronika Kudermetova and China Xinyu Wang.

Sabalenka, whose best result in Miami are the quarterfinals of 2021 and 2023, will debut before the Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova64, who in one of the first games of the initial day won 6-3, 2-6 and 6-3 to the American Caty McNally.

Swiatek wants to add his second title in Florida (he won in 2022) and start heading a season that is, for now, far from his expectations: without late and with two losses to the thread against Andreeva (he also defeated her in Dubai rooms). La Polaca waits in second round for the French Caroline Garcia74th, La Hungara Anna Bondar94ª.

Without Argentines in the painting, the American Danielle Collins He will try to retain the title he conquered last year.