Djokovic, Nishikori Head Miami Tuesday Play

Fourth-round action on Tuesday is led by World No.1 and five-time Miami Open champion Novak Djokovic, No. 6 Kei Nishikori, No. 7 Tomas Berdych and No. 10 Richard Gasquet, who is one of a tournament record four Frenchmen through to the Round of 16. In the bottom half of the draw, a first-time Miami finalist is guaranteed.

In the opening match on Stadium, No. 10 Gasquet brings a 7-6 FedEx Head2Head record against No. 7 Berdych. The Frenchman holds a 16-15 edge in sets won. This is their 10th meeting on hard courts and Gasquet leads 5-4, having won the most recent meeting in the fourth round at last year’s US Open.

In their previous Miami meeting, in the quarter-finals three years ago, Gasquet won 6-3, 6-3. He is trying to reach his second quarter-final in Miami (semi-finals in ’13) while Berdych is attempting to advance to his fourth straight quarter-final and six in the past seven years. He is also eyeing his 30th career win in Miami.

In the third match on, Djokovic and No. 14 Dominic Thiem – co-leaders for the most ATP World Tour match wins this season (24) – meet for the second time. Djokovic won the previous meeting 6-3, 6-4 in the second round at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai in October 2014. Djokovic has won 26 of his past 27 matches in Miami since 2011 and owns a 24-1 record on the season.

Thiem, who is the youngest player (22) in the Top 20 of the Emirates ATP Rankings at No. 14, is trying to reach the quarter-finals for the second year in a row. He is also looking to post his first career Top 10 win on hard courts (0-8).

In the final day session match, No. 16 Gael Monfils and No. 26 Grigor Dimitrov square off for the fifth time (Monfils leads 3-1, 2-0 on hard courts). The winner will advance to the Miami quarter-finals for the first time. Monfils is appearing in the fourth round for the fourth time while Dimitrov, who beat No. 2 seed Andy Murray on Monday, is making his first appearance in the fourth round since 2012.

In the evening session, No. 6 Nishikori looks to increase his unbeaten record (3-0) against No. 17 Roberto Bautista Agut, who is making his first appearance in the fourth round. Their three previous meetings came on clay in Spain. Nishikori, who reached the semi-finals in 2014, is playing in the fourth round for the fifth consecutive year. He is the highest-ranked player left in the bottom half of the draw.

On Grandstand, Argentine lucky loser Horacio Zeballos, plays No. 15 David Goffin for the fourth time (Goffin leads 2-1). Zeballos won the only previous hard court meeting in the first round of the Miami Open two years ago.

In the next match on, an all-French meeting takes place with No. 18 Gilles Simon and unseeded Lucas Pouille, who is coming off his first career Top 10 win over No. 8 David Ferrer. Simon won the previous meeting in the first round at Roland Garros last year.

Next up is a first-time meeting between Next Generation star, No. 24 seed Nick Kyrgios, and Russian Andrey Kuznetsov, who will break into the Top 50 of the Emirates ATP Rankings next week. In the final match on, No. 12 Milos Raonic and Bosnian Damir Dzumhur meet for the first time. Raonic, who is off to a career-best 16-2 start, is trying to reach the quarter-finals in Miami for the second time (2014).