Saturday’s 8 best tennis matches: Medvedev, Kasatkina and Khachanov fight in Miami
Daniil Salnikov March 23, 2024, 11:15 Moscow time
What to see on March 23 on the Florida courts.
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The program in summary:
⏸ 🎾 19:30*: Daria Kasatkina (Russia, 10) – Claire Liu (USA, Q), Miami, second round. Ending the game with a score of 2:0 🎾 20:30*: Anastasia Potapova (Russia, 30) – Danielle Collins (USA), Miami, second round 🎾 21:00*: Elina Avanesyan (Russia) – Ons Jabeur (Tunisia, 6), Miami, second round 🎾 21:00*: Marton Fucsovics (Hungary, LW) – Daniil Medvedev (Russia, 3), Miami, second round 🎾 22:00*: Maria Timofeeva (Russia, Q) – Linda Noskova (Czech Republic, 26), Miami, second round 🎾 22:30*: Anna Kalinskaya (Russia, 22) – Elena Ostapenko (Latvia, 9), Miami, third round 🎾 22:30*: Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) , 23) – Roman Safiullin (Russia), Miami, second round 🎾 00:00*: Laslo Djere (Serbia) – Karen Khachanov (Russia, 15), Miami, second round
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⏸ 🎾 19:30*: Daria Kasatkina (Russia, 10) – Claire Liu (USA, Q), Miami, second round. Ending the game with the score 2:0
*The match schedule may change and will be confirmed.
Intrigue: Will Kasatkina repeat the success of Adelaide?
Daria Kasatkina’s first rival in the Miami supertournament will be the American Claire Liu, whom she already knows. The girls met recently, at the beginning of the year in Adelaide, and then the Russian celebrated success. The winner of the new fight will next face the couple Sloane Stephens – Sorana Cirstea.
Kasatkina already had a successful performance in California. Will it work in Miami?
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🎾 20:30*: Anastasia Potapova (Russia, 30) – Danielle Collins (USA), Miami, second round
*The match schedule may change and will be confirmed.
Intrigue: How will Potapova play against the Australian Open finalist?
Anastasia Potapova begins the supertournament in Miami with a match against the 2022 Australian Open finalist, Danielle Collins, who has lost her ranking and is no longer among the top 32 seeds. Previously, the tennis players had not faced each other on the court, and the winner will fight in the third round with one of the pair Elina Avanesyan – Ons Jabeur.
Anastasia continues to play intermittently:
Second consecutive “flyer”! Potapova lost to the Ukrainian, again losing the set to zero
🎾 21:00*: Elina Avanesyan (Russia) – Ons Jabeur (Tunisia, 6), Miami, second round
*The match schedule may change and will be confirmed.
Intrigue: how will the match between Avanesyan and a top 10 tennis player end?
Elina Avanesyan began the tournament in Miami with a Russian derby victory over Erika Andreeva. Now Elina faces a difficult test: the battle with the sixth racket in the world, Ons Jabeur. Until now the tennis players had not met on the court, but the winner will next play with one of the Anastasia Potapova – Danielle Collins couple.
Elina successfully started the tournament in Miami:
Avanesyan won the Russian derby in Miami. And Timofeeva defeated the Frenchwoman Gracheva.
🎾 21:00*: Marton Fucsovics (Hungary, LW) – Daniil Medvedev (Russia, 3), Miami, second round
*The match schedule may change and will be confirmed.
Intrigue: Will Medvedev be able to defend his title for the first time in his career?
Daniil Medvedev won 20 titles during his career and exclusively in different tournaments. Consequently, he was never able to defend his success. Now the Russian has the opportunity to achieve such success for the first time, but it will not be easy for him to achieve it in Miami. At first, Daniil’s rival was the Hungarian Marton Fucsovics. The tennis players faced each other four times: Medvedev was stronger in Monte Carlo 2018, the Sofia 2019 final and Wimbledon 2023. But Marton achieved it at Roland Garros 2020. The winner of the new duel will fight in Miami with one of the two, Cameron Norrie and Flavio Cobolli.
Daniil will have a hard time at the Florida Masters:
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🎾 22:00*: Maria Timofeeva (Russia, Q) – Linda Noskova (Czech Republic, 26), Miami, second round
*The match schedule may change and will be confirmed.
Intrigue: what will Timofeeva’s debut in the “thousand” be like?
Maria Timofeeva declared herself loudly by reaching the fourth round of this year’s Australian Open. Now the 20-year-old Russian made her debut in the thousand-meter event in Miami, having reached the main draw through qualification. María already faced Varvara Gracheva, representative of France, at the start, and now she will have to fight with the 26th seed, Linda Noskova. The girls have never faced each other before and in the third round the winner will face Iga Swiatek and Camila Giorgi.
At the beginning of the season, Timofeeva became a real discovery:
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🎾 22:30*: Anna Kalinskaya (Russia, 22) – Elena Ostapenko (Latvia, 9), Miami, third round
*The match schedule may change and will be confirmed.
Intrigue: Will Kalínskaya keep the “0” in the “loss” column in her confrontation with Ostapenko?
Anna Kalinskaya reached the third round of the supertournament in Miami, where she will play Elena Ostapenko of Latvia. The girls faced each other twice and in both cases the Russian celebrated success: in Adelaide 2023 and Dubai 2024. The winner of the new match in the fourth round in Miami will face the couple Maria Sakkari – Dayana Yastremskaya.
The Russian successfully started the supertournament in Florida:
Kalinskaya advanced to the third round in Miami. Anna rushes towards the top 20 of the world ranking
🎾 22:30*: Lorenzo Musetti (Italy, 23) – Roman Safiullin (Russia), Miami, second round
*The match schedule may change and will be confirmed.
Intrigue: how will Safiullin play against the comfortable Italian?
Roman Safiullin had a successful start at the Miami Masters and will now face a top-seeded opponent, Italian Lorenzo Musetti. The tennis players previously played in the Bergamo 2019 Challenger and in the Chengdu 2023 semifinals, and in both cases the Russian was stronger without losing a set. The winner of the new match will cross the Miami grid with one of the Martin Landalus-Lacambra – Ben Shelton couple.
The Russian took Diego Schwartzman out of the net:
Safiullin advanced to the second round in Miami. Román defeated the former eighth racket in the world
🎾 00:00*: Laslo Djere (Serbia) – Karen Khachanov (Russia, 15), Miami, second round
*The match schedule may change and will be confirmed.
Intrigue: Will Khachanov take the score of personal meetings with the Serbian to 4-0?
At the beginning of the Miami Masters, the Russian Karen Khachanov will face the Serbian Laslo Djere, whom he previously defeated in his three matches: in Monte Carlo 2021, Halle 2022 and Paris 2023. The winner of the new match will soon face one of the members of the couple, Francisco Serundolo – Sebastian Ofner.
Karen played unsuccessfully in Indian Wells:
Khachanov sensationally lost to 65th place in Indian Wells. Kalinskaya went to Paolini
