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Mischa Zverev Juggles Many Roles In Miami

  • Posted: Mar 24, 2021

Mischa Zverev has no qualms donning multiple caps at any one time. Even after qualifying for his first ATP Masters 1000 main draw in two years at the Miami Open presented by Itau on Tuesday, the German saw no reason to reprioritise his own tennis career higher up the order.

A former World No. 25 who holds a 133-198 tour-level win-loss record, Zverev’s standout runs came with his sole ATP Tour title at Eastbourne in 2018 and with an upset of top seed Andy Murray en route to the 2017 Australian Open quarter-finals. Now ranked No. 280 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, the 33-year-old is spotted more frequently courtside as part of brother Alexander Zverev’s coaching team.

That will require some extra juggling this week, following his final-round qualifying win over Italian Matteo Viola on Tuesday. He has his own main draw match against James Duckworth to prepare for now.

“I had to drop [Alexander’s] racquets off in the morning, get a massage table, I had to talk to the German tennis magazine this morning on the way here, then I had another phone call, kind of a business phone call, during breakfast,” Zverev said. “This is the fun part of being busy all day long.”

Zverev clearly relishes his coaching role alongside his father and co-coach, Alexander Sr., as well as that of hitting partner and brother, while juggling those of husband and father. There was no doubt, however, which roles came first.

“First of all my family. I’m a father, I’m a husband, and then of course, it’s Sasha’s career and then it’s also my career,” he said. “I don’t want to say third [in line], but you have to be rational about it, you have to be smart. 

“If Sasha’s getting ready for a Grand Slam then, yeah, I can put my Challengers and Futures on hold so I can help him. Whenever I get a chance I try to play, practise, we practise a lot together. That helps me and hopefully him a little bit as well. 

“That keeps me in shape as we saw today. We played for three sets and my opponent got tired in the third set and I was able to kind of outlast him.” 

It is an arrangement, which has paid dividends in Miami already this week. Even amid juggling roles, the German still found time to scout his final-round qualifying opponent. 

“I watched a little YouTube last night before going to bed about midnight so I knew what to expect,” he said. “So far it’s been a crazy, wild trip to Miami. We got here Sunday night, now it’s Tuesday afternoon and I’m in the main draw all of a sudden. It couldn’t be better so far.”

Zverev had only one match win from five previous qualifying attempts in Miami before 2021. He has triumphed in only one main draw match in six prior Miami appearances, but regardless of when his latest run draws to a close, there will be work to do supporting his brother before the chance to step back to his top priorities.

“Sometimes it’s not easy because I’m trying to play and trying to be a good hitting partner and trying to watch what [Alexander’s] doing,” Zverev said. “I try to be there if he needs me as a brother, mainly.  

“If you look at a clock or a watch, it’s a complicated mechanism, but it functions and doesn’t break down normally. So I’d like to consider we could become a mechanism like that, kind of complicated, but still functions well because everybody understands each other’s roles.”

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Opelka Donating $100 For Every Miami Ace To Spinal Cord Research

  • Posted: Mar 24, 2021

Reilly Opelka has hit nearly 1,900 aces in his young career. At the Miami Open presented by Itau, his aces will be more important than ever.

Opelka will donate $100 for every ace he strikes to Wings for Life, a not-for-profit research foundation, which is on a mission to find a cure for spinal cord injury.

“I can’t say enough about the amazing work Wings For Life does to support individuals with spinal cord injuries through crucial research,” Opelka said. “The Wings for Life campaign is an important way to not only raise money that will be 100 per cent dedicated to researching a cure, but also to promote awareness of spinal cord injuries that affects millions of people around the world.”

Fans can join Opelka’s ‘Aces Give Flight’ by making a donation, 100 per cent of which will go directly to spinal cord research in the United States. Everyone who donates will be entered to win the 23-year-old’s kit. The Wings for Life World Run, also supporting the foundation, will take place on 9 May.

Opelka will open his Miami tournament against Feliciano Lopez or Alexei Popyrin. The first seeded opponent he could play is top seed Daniil Medvedev in the third round.

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Kokkinakis Fires Up For Miami, Where He Once Shook The Tennis World

  • Posted: Mar 24, 2021

The highs of pushing Stefanos Tsitsipas to five sets before a home crowd on Rod Laver Arena last month are a far cry from the sparse qualifying courts Thanasi Kokkinakis has competed on since. But it is a journey the 24-year-old accepts on another long road back following a year sidelined.

On Tuesday, the 24-year-old scored a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Spaniard Mario Vilella Martinez in the final round of qualifying at the Miami Open presented by Itau. It booked his second main draw appearance of the season, following his run to the second round of this year’s Australian Open. 

“Yeah it’s a little bit different [to facing Tsitsipas at the Australian Open], but for me the goal is still the same,” Kokkinakis said. “I haven’t played in so long, so any match is a good chance to get out there for me to show and prove that I belong to get my ranking back and rebuild some confidence.”

That ranking and confidence have taken a battering in recent years. The Australian admitted he competed in $6 Kmart t-shirts at his home Grand Slam last month. It was the anecdote from his run there, which best captured his personality and his rotten run of luck.

Since surging to No. 69 in the FedEx ATP Rankings in June 2015, a litany of injuries derailed the Australian in every season since. It meant he no longer had a clothing sponsor and the road ahead became even bleaker, following the impact of the pandemic on the tour.

“It’s definitely tough, especially when you haven’t had the last two years earning money,” Kokkinakis said. “It’s even more so tricky maybe for myself and then my first year back on tour when everything is cut dramatically and it’s a bit more of a grind. 

“I’m trying to look at it in a way where everything I do now is trying to set myself up for next year, get those matches. Hopefully next year things are back to normal, prize money is back and it’s a good chance to earn a living. I’ve been fortunate to have this opportunity to start playing again so I’m just trying to compete and stay healthy again.”

Currently ranked No. 243 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, Kokkinakis did not play at all throughout 2020 and contested only four tour-level main draws in 2019. His frustrations were only compounded having claimed the biggest win of his career in Miami in 2018.

The Australian had stunned top seed Roger Federer in three sets at Key Biscayne in the second round. It was validation that his ability and hard work had aligned and his body had held up. And it’s still a match for which he is remembered.

“There was one old guy here who works at the tournament and he has a strong European accent and he keeps yelling ‘Kokkinakis’,” he said. “He was trying to tell me a lot of the fans [when I played Federer] hated him because he was one of the few cheering for me. 

“I appreciate him. It’s always good memories coming back to Miami. It’s a little bit of a different venue, obviously. It’s a bit different without the atmosphere and the crowd, but you’ve just got to make the most of it.”

Fellow qualifier, Japan’s #NextGenATP 17-year-old Shintaro Mochizuki, is Kokkinakis’ opening-round opponent.  The 29th seed, Marton Fucsovics, awaits the winner.

Should Kokkinakis find a way past both to match his third-round run from three years ago, World No. 4 Andrey Rublev looms. The Russian, only 18 months the Australian’s junior, could empathise with Kokkinakis’ sentiments on the frustrations of a career being put on hold due to injuries as his peers forged on ahead.

“Mentally the toll it has where you see guys you feel like you should be up there with, where they’ve had the chances to play and compete, the last few years I haven’t [had those chances],” Kokkinakis said. “Every injury is a massive setback. It’s just trying to build yourself up again and keep going and that sort of stuff takes a toll and a lot of people don’t realise that unless they’ve been in that sort of position, so I’m fortunate to be playing again and try not to take it for granted.

“I’m kind of a veteran because I get how the tour works and I’ve been around for a while, but at the same time I haven’t had anywhere near the tennis that people my age have had so I kind of feel like a bit of a youngster in that regard. It is a blessing and a curse.”

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Djokovic, Noah & Tsonga Take Notice Of Eager Kids Playing Tennis In Cameroon

  • Posted: Mar 24, 2021

Tennis legend Yannick Noah grew up in Cameroon, and on Tuesday he showed the world how eager children from the country are to play tennis. The 1983 Roland Garros champion shared on social media a video of dozens of kids bouncing up and down and chanting in excitement as they slowly moved up a line to get a chance to hit a couple of balls on a makeshift court.

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, who has a foundation that supports preschool kids in Serbia, took notice of the Cameroonian children and reposted the video on his own channels.

“This is pure love and passion for tennis. I love this video and send my gratitude to the coaches who made this happen. So creative, well done !” Djokovic tweeted. “P.S. I love how they sing and hop while waiting for their turn to hit ball.”

Former World No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, whose father is Congolese, was among many who commented about the amazing kids’ energy.

“Too proud to see that!” Tsonga wrote. “@yannicknoah this is inspiring.”

The video is of children participating in the Oyebog Tennis Academy, a non-profit organisation founded by Cameroonian Joseph Oyebog, who climbed as high as No. 1187 in the FedEx ATP Doubles Rankings. The OTA, which serves underprivileged children, has introduced more than 12,000 kids to tennis according to the organisation’s website.

“The programme is a safe haven for children; a place to go where they feel great about themselves,” Oyebog wrote. “When I see a kid on the court smiling, with something else to think about besides illness and when their next meal will come; when they have some light in their lives, I know it is all worth it.” 

Did You Know?
The OTA is fundraising for a COVID-19 relief fund and for programme needs. Visit the OTA website to learn how you can support the children.

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Medvedev: World No. 2 ‘Just Gives Me Some Energy’

  • Posted: Mar 24, 2021

Daniil Medvedev feels no added pressure since breaking a 15-year stranglehold on the top two of the FedEx ATP Rankings a week ago. It would have been understandable had he carried the weight of expectation on the eve of the Miami Open presented by Itau, where he arrived as top seed.

Last Monday, the Russian became the first player other than Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer or Andy Murray to be ranked in the top two since 2005. It only bolstered his belief that he belonged among the elite.

“It’s been already one week, I could feel maybe pressure, [but] no, I feel like it just gives me some energy boost,” Medvedev said. “I just want to play better and better to prove to myself I deserve this and hopefully I can show some great tennis in Miami.”

The Russian started the season by winning all four matches he played to lead his nation to ATP Cup glory in Melbourne (d. Italy), before he advanced to his second Grand Slam final at the Australian Open last month (l. to Djokovic). Victory in the Open 13 Provence final in Marseille – his 10th career ATP Tour title – last Sunday was an early gift, a day before his new career-high ranking was released.

“Definitely being top seed for a Masters [1000] event, especially this one in Miami, being No. 2 in the world, I’m enjoying the moment. I don’t feel the pressure except for the pressure that I like to win matches and I want to win every tournament I play. 

“Since I was young this pressure always stays with me, but I feel like it’s a good competitive pressure. I don’t really feel pressure from the outside because I know that if I play good I have my chances to win the tournaments and that’s the most important.”

After claiming an ATP Tour-leading 59 match wins in 2019, highlighted by a 29-3 stretch that included six straight finals and his first ATP Masters 1000 title (Cincinnati), Medvedev picked up where he left off in 2020. He won his last 10 matches of the season and secured the Nitto ATP Finals trophy. His ascent to No. 2 did not come out of the blue.

“To be honest it was such a long time ago everything changed,” he said. “I became … more mature in terms of tennis, in terms of life also. I worked a lot on the practice court, improved big time my tennis, my physical[ity] for sure, my mental strength. All of these small details, they count.” 

The three-time Masters 1000 winner plays either Sam Querrey or Yen-Hsun Lu in his opening match in Miami. He has not faced either player in four years, but recalls vividly their respective encounters.

“I remember I beat both of them,” he said. “Especially against Sam, it was on grass and he made the semis at Wimbledon after the tournament so it was an amazing win for me at the time … I’m gonna see who wins and then prepare a little bit for the winner. 

“Yen-Hsun Lu is a really solid baseline player. Sam is different – big serve, big forehand. For sure two different plans depending who I play.”

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Tsitsipas' Masters 1000 Chase: 'I'm Getting Really Close'

  • Posted: Mar 23, 2021

Stefanos Tsitsipas has won big titles before, with his greatest victory coming at the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals in London. But the Greek star is still searching for his first ATP Masters 1000 trophy, which he hopes to secure at the Miami Open presented by Itau.

“I would be thrilled to walk away with a Masters 1000 title. The opportunity hasn’t presented itself, but I feel like I’m getting really close,” Tsitsipas said. “I really want it a lot and the desire is there. It always has been. I’m always working to get better, and I think that’s what’s going to help me get to that point of winning Masters 1000 events. I feel also I just need more opportunities to get there.”

Tsitsipas is no stranger to good runs at this level. In one of his first big breakthroughs on the ATP Tour, he earned four consecutive Top 10 wins to reach the final in Toronto three years ago. The five-time tour-level champion also advanced to the championship match in Madrid in 2019.

This will be Tsitsipas’ third appearance in Miami, where he reached the third round in 2019. The Big Three of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are not competing.

“It is an opportunity, I won’t lie. It is an opportunity. There are plenty of good guys that aren’t in the top five that can play good tennis as well. I can see them as a threat, too,” Tsitsipas said. “I don’t see myself as the favourite of the tournament. I like to enter a tournament with low expectations and build my way through.

“I have a pretty difficult draw despite all of this. I have matches that I will really have to fight hard and give my best.”

The second seed will play former World No. 5 Kevin Anderson or Brazilian Thiago Monteiro in the second round. Tsitsipas could face 28th seed Kei Nishikori in the third round.

The 22-year-old will hope to maintain the momentum he has accumulated with a strong start to the season. Tsitsipas made the semi-finals at the Australian Open and at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and last week he reached the final of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC.

“It adds a lot to my psychological state. I wasn’t expecting myself to end up in the final. I wasn’t thinking of the final when I first started playing the tournament. I was enjoying every single day there,” Tsitsipas said. “The weather was great, the people were nice. The crowds seemed very excited to have me there and I wanted to bring the best out of my game in the tournament. There wasn’t a single trace of negativity or any negative outcome until the final.”

Tsitsipas was unable to topple fellow Top 10 star Alexander Zverev, who triumphed in straight sets. The Greek admitted he has played better matches, and coming close without lifting the trophy has motivated him to come back stronger in Miami.

“I can only learn from it and it is something that I cannot go back and fix,” Tsitsipas said. “I might as well just embrace it and move on stronger and take that as an example and as a lesson that I wouldn’t want to happen again in the near future or in any other final that I might play.”

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Rublev: 'I'm Afraid That I'm Just Lucky'

  • Posted: Mar 23, 2021

At the 2019 Miami Open presented by Itau, Andrey Rublev was at a low point. The Russian was the No. 99 player in the FedEx ATP Rankings and he had to go through qualifying after struggling with a lower back stress fracture the year before. He wasn’t dreaming of how quickly he could climb towards the top of the sport.

“I stopped thinking how it’s going to be and what to expect, because I was doing this maybe a bit before. The previous year I was thinking, ‘Oh, if it’s going well, maybe soon I’m going to be Top 20 or soon I’m going to be even higher’. In the end, no, I was injured, [and I fell] outside of the Top 100,” Rublev said. “Since that moment, I stopped thinking how it’s going to be… I’m thinking now about what to do to be better and that’s it.

“Because of injuries and all these situations, it helped me to be completely clear.”

Two years later, Rublev is one of the hottest players on the ATP Tour and firmly inside the world’s Top 10. Perhaps what makes Rublev stand out is that no matter how many titles he wins — the 23-year-old has lifted six individual trophies since the start of last season and helped Russia to ATP Cup glory this February — he is constantly searching for ways to improve.

“I want to be better and better. It’s not about what I’m doing now or what I did. It’s about that I want to keep doing this for a long term. I want to keep being better,” Rublev told ATPTour.com last week. “I’m afraid that I’m just maybe lucky, that maybe I’m not good enough. So that’s why I want to keep working to be able to see if I can keep playing the same way, on the same level for a while.”

It is clear that Rublev’s success has not come because of luck — his 57-13 record since the start of 2020 speaks for itself. So why does the Russian fear he is not good enough?

“It’s this kind of fear that it’s not enough,” Rublev said. “Fear that I’m not going to make it or fear that I’m not going to be good enough for a while. In the end, this fear helped me to improve, and that’s why I want to improve and improve. Also maybe because… if I do one mistake, I want to repeat to make it perfect. I need to have everything perfect. This is a bit of a sick mentality, but in the end, for the moment, it [has] helped me.”

Some players have grown to fear playing Rublev, since they know it will take a tremendous effort to beat him. When Marton Fucsovics walked off Centre Court in Dubai last week following his loss against the eventual semi-finalist, he told Rublev, “I hope I don’t play you anymore this year.”

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Ironically, Fucsovics is the first seeded opponent Rublev could play in Miami, if they both advance to the third round. The fourth seed will try to maintain his momentum at the season’s first ATP Masters 1000 event. The World No. 8 has a big opportunity at this level this year to gain points in the FedEx ATP Rankings, as he has only reached the last eight once at a Masters 1000 tournament.

Rublev, however, is not putting extra pressure on himself.

“I cannot control if I’m going to lose [in the] second round or not. In the end, it doesn’t matter which pressure you have, you cannot control it,” Rublev said. “If you win, you’re going to win it anyway. If you lose, it doesn’t matter what you’re going to do, or how much you’re going to think about it, you’re still going to lose. In the end, it’s just [important] to try to focus on yourself, on the things that you need to improve to do your best and that’s it.”

The fourth seed will begin his run against two-time Australian Open quarter-finalist Tennys Sandgren or Spaniard Pedro Martinez. No matter what happens, Rublev isn’t going to overthink his result.

“Even if I don’t do well here, I still have in a couple of weeks Monte Carlo. After Monte Carlo I have Rome, Madrid and Roland Garros. I will have chances and we’ll see,” Rublev said. “Even if I don’t do well in all of them, I still have next year, I still have the end of the year. In the end, all of us have pressure. We feel pressure. In the end, it’s a nice feeling to see how you deal with this.”

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Murray Withdraws From Miami

  • Posted: Mar 23, 2021

Former World No. 1 Andy Murray has withdrawn from the 2021 Miami Open presented by Itau due to a left groin injury. His place in the draw will be filled by a qualifier or lucky loser.

Murray told the Miami Herald, “I had no issues while training, felt fine, did some gym work Friday, no problem…. Then I woke up about three [o’clock] in the morning, felt pain in the groin, not on the side I had my surgery, and when I got out of bed I struggled quite a bit to walk. I have no idea what I did. It’s one of those freak things. Each day it has gotten progressively better, but it’s not enough. I have not practised since Friday.”

The two-time former Miami titlist, who has not played at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament since 2016, last competed on 3 March at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam.

The 33-year-old, who has a 28-9 record in Miami, lifted the trophy in 2009 (d. Djokovic) and 2013 (d. Ferrer), when the event was held at the Crandon Park Tennis Center. He also finished as runner-up in 2012 and 2015 (l. to Djokovic both times).

Murray and his wife, Kim, welcomed their fourth child on 12 March.

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Magnificent In Miami: The Greatest Champions

  • Posted: Mar 23, 2021

Since its beginnings in South Florida in 1985, the Miami Open presented by Itau has been a showcase for the sport’s greatest champions. The tournament’s honour roll reads like a who’s-who guide to the best of men’s tennis, from Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi to Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

Ahead of the 36th edition of the ATP Masters 1000 event, ATPTour.com looks back at the greatest champions in Miami history.

Most Miami Open Singles Titles

Player Titles Years Won
 T1. Novak Djokovic   6  2007, 2011-12, 2014-16 
 T1. Andre Agassi  6  1990, 1995-96, 2001-03
 2. Roger Federer  4  2005-06, 2017, 2019
 3. Pete Sampras   3  1993-94, 2000
 T4. Andy Murray  2  2009, 2013
 T4. Andy Roddick   2  2004, 2010
 T4. Ivan Lendl  2  1986, 1989

Ivan LendlTitles (2): 1986, 1989
Two of Ivan Lendl’s haul of 94 ATP Tour titles came at this event. The former World No.1 was the second champion to be crowned in South Florida, winning the 1986 edition held in Boca Raton before the event moved to its long-term home in Key Biscayne.

The Czech-American great won a tightly-contested final against Mats Wilander to claim the 1986 title, winning 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(5), 6-4. Lendl also advanced to the 1989 final without losing a set, but received a walkover in the championship match when his opponent Thomas Muster was injured by a drunk driver after the semi-finals.

Andy RoddickTitles (2): 2004, 2010
Former World No. 1 Roddick racked up 32 ATP Tour titles across his career, including two in Key Biscayne. The American claimed his first title in 2004 with a victory over Guillermo Coria, who retired in the final. Six years later, Roddick won in Miami again to lift his fifth and final ATP Masters 1000 trophy, and his first since 2006. He fired 13 aces and didn’t face a break point in the final to win 7-5, 6-4 against Tomas Berdych.

Andy Murray Titles (2): 2009, 2013
It’s no surprise that Andy Murray has always seemed right at home on the courts of Crandon Park. The Brit owned a home in Miami, just 10 minutes away from the stadium, for nearly a decade. He bagged two of his 14 ATP Masters 1000 titles at his home away from home, and reached the final on two more occasions (2012, 2015).

In 2009, Murray established himself as a threat to the new ‘Big Three’ with a 6-2, 7-5 victory against Novak Djokovic in the final. The win earned him revenge too, after suffering a 6-1, 6-0 defeat to the Serbian in Miami two years prior. Two days before this 31st birthday, Murray took down David Ferrer 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(1) to win the 2013 title.

Andre Agassi

Pete Sampras Titles (3): 1993-94, 2000
In 1994, defending Miami champion Sampras was sprawled on the floor of the locker room moments before the championship match, suffering due to a stomach illness. In a great gesture of sportsmanship, his opponent Andre Agassi agreed to delay the match by an hour to allow him time to recover. Sampras famously bounced back, finding his form as the match went on to beat Agassi 5-7, 6-3, 6-3. 

‘Pistol Pete’ won his third title at the ATP Masters 1000 event in another memorable moment. His late-career clash-of-styles against baseliner Gustavo Kuerten in 2000 is remembered as one of the best championship clashes ever played at the tournament. The American needed a fourth-set tie-break to defeat Kuerten in an instant classic, 6-1, 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 7-6(8).

Roger Federer Titles (4): 2005-06, 2017, 2019
The Swiss great triumphed against Rafael Nadal in what is widely considered to be one of the greatest ATP Tour finals of all time to claim his first Miami title in 2005. Federer came back from two sets down to win an epic five-setter 2-6, 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-1 against the rising Spaniard.

He would go on to win in Miami three more times, and became the tournament’s oldest champion with his victory in 2019. That year, he was also the first player to triumph at the Miami Open presented by Itau’s new home in Miami Gardens, the Hard Rock Stadium.

Roger Federer

Andre AgassiTitles (6): 1990, 1995-96, 2001-03
For decades, Andre Agassi reigned as the undisputed king in Key Biscayne. A product of the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida, the Las Vegas-born legend was right at home in Miami where he won six trophies and reached the final another two times. At the height of his rivalry with Pete Sampras, he came away victorious in one of the tournament’s classic finals, winning the 1995 edition with a 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(3) victory.

The former World No. 1 amassed the longest win streak in tournament history: He won 19 consecutive matches from 2001-04, a period during which he lifted the trophy three times. It’s a record that stands to this day.

Novak Djokovic Titles (6): 2007, 2011-12, 2014-16
He became the youngest champion in Miami history at 19 years old in 2007, and he’s never looked back. The Serbian holds the joint record for most titles in men’s singles (also Agassi) and is only the second player to win the tournament three times in a row (from 2014-16, also Agassi 2001-03).

In fact, only one venue has been more successful for Djokovic than Crandon Park, having lifted nine Australian Open trophies at Melbourne Park. He has dominated in Miami more than at any other ATP Masters 1000 event, including Indian Wells, Rome and Paris (5), as well as the Nitto ATP Tour Finals (5).

Novak Djokovic

Bob Bryan/Mike BryanTitles (6): 2007-08, 2014-15, 2018-19
The most decorated doubles teams in tennis history, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan are also the winningest team in Miami with six titles to their name. The twin brothers won back-to-back Miami trophies on three occasions, and appeared in another six finals. By the time they retired in 2020, the Americans had racked up an Open Era record 119 trophies in 26-season careers, including all four Grand Slams, all nine ATP Masters 1000s, Nitto ATP Finals (four titles) and an Olympic gold medal.

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