It was a major disappointment for the three-time Major triumphant, after he had been in good form recently and had made it to the final of the 250cc event in Doha at the end of February. “I served quite well, but the rest of my game was a bit problematic. Didn’t return so well, I didn’t expect a lot of mistakes, I didn’t expect to play like that,” said the current number 52 in the world.
Lajovic celebrated his first win of the season on hard court and is now dealing with the American Maxime Cressy, who, like all seeded players, had a bye at the start. With his compatriot John Isner, another former Miami winner failed at the beginning. The 2018 champion lost 6-7 (5/7) 6-7 (4/7) to Emilio Nava in a US duel.
Gael Monfils had to give up due to injury when the score was 3:3 in the first set against his French colleague Ugo Humbert. The 36-year-old is suffering from a bruise on his right wrist. Austria’s figurehead Dominic Thiem will start the tournament against Italian Lorenzo Sonego on Friday night thanks to a wildcard.
Andreescu defeated Raducanu
In the women’s competition, the Canadian Bianca Andreescu, who has recovered from a shoulder injury, got the upper hand in a clash between two former US Open winners against the British Emma Raducanu, who has been struggling with injury problems in recent years, with 6:3 3:6 6:2. The 26-year-old Julia Grabher from Vorarlberg will meet the American Claire Liu in the second round on Thursday evening. Grabher slipped into the competition as a “lucky loser” and also benefited from a bye thanks to a rib injury to world number one Iga Swiatek.
ATP 1000 Tournament in Miami
(US, $10.16M, hard)
| Erstrundentableau: |
| Carlos Alcaraz (ESP/1) | | bye |
| Facundo Bagnis (ARG) | Felipe Meligeni Alves (BRA) | 6:3 1:6 6:4 |
| Dusan Lajovic (SRB) | Andy Murray (GBR) | 6:4 7:5 |
| Maxime Cressy (USA/30) | | bye |
| Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP/20) | | bye |
| Brandon Nakashima (USA) | Oscar Otte (GER) | 7:6 (7/3) 6:3 |
| Marc-Andrea Hüsler (SUI) | Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) | 6:7 (4/7) 7:6 (7/2) 6:3 |
| Tommy Paul (USA/16) | | bye |
| Taylor Fritz (USA/9) | | bye |
| Emile Nava (USA) | John Isner (USA) | 7:6 (7/5) 7:6 (7/4) |
| Guido Pella (ARG) | Juan Pablo Varillas (PER) | 1:6 6:3 6:2 |
| Denis Shapovalov (CAN/24) | | bye |
| Diego Schwartzman (ARG/31) | | bye |
| Wu Yibing (CHN) | Kyle Edmund (GBR) | 7:5 7:5 |
| Marton Fucsovics (HUN) | Pedro Cachin (ARG) | 6:4 7:6 (7/2) |
| Holger Rune (DEN/7) | | bye |
| Casper Ruud (NOR/3) | | bye |
| Ilja Iwashka (BLR) | Daniel Altmaier (GER) | 6:2 6:1 |
| Alexei Popyrin (AUS) | Mikael Ymer (SWE) | 7:6 (7/5) 4:4 ret. |
| Botic of the Sand Scallop (NED/26) | | bye |
| Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP/22) | | bye |
| Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) | Nuno Borges (POR) | 6:1 6:4 |
| Taro Daniel (JPN) | Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) | 4:1 ret. |
| Alexander Zverev (GER/13) | | bye |
| Jannik Sinner (ITA/10) | | bye |
| Laslo Djere (SRB) Free Mp3 Download | Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) | 6:2 7:6 (7/3) |
| Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) | Fabio Fognini (ITA) | 6:4 5:7 6:4 |
| Grigor Dimitrow (BUL/21) | | bye |
| Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB/29) | | bye |
| Ugo Humbert (FRA) | Gael Monfils (FRA) | 3:3 ret. |
| Jeffrey John Wolf (USA) | Alexander Bublik (KAZ) | 7:5 6:3 |
| Andrej Rublew (RUS/6) | | bye |
| Hubert Hurkacz (POL/8) | | bye |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) | Zizou Bergs (BEL) | -:- -:- |
| Adrian Mannarino (FRA) | Shang Juncheng (CHN) | -:- -:- |
| Ben Shelton (USA/32) | | bye |
| Borna Coric (CRO/17) | | bye |
| Christopher Eubanks (USA) | Denis Kudla (USA) | -:- -:- |
| Gregoire Barrere (FRA) | Roman Safiullin (Russia) | -:- -:- |
| Cameron Norrie (GBR/11) | | bye |
| Alex de Minaur (AUS/15) | | bye |
| Pedro Martinez (ESP) | Quentin Halys (FRA) | -:- -:- |
| Mackenzie McDonald (USA) | Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) | -:- -:- |
| Matteo Berrettini (ITA/19) | | bye |
| Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN/28) | | bye |
| Jordan Thompson (AUS) | Alex Molcan (SVK) | -:- -:- |
| Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) | Bernabe Zapata Miralles (ESP) | -:- -:- |
| Daniil Medvedev (RUS/4) | | bye |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN/5) | | bye |
| Thiago Monteiro (BRA) | Jason Kubler (AUS) | -:- -:- |
| Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) | Jaume Munar (ESP) | -:- -:- |
| Francisco Cerundolo (ARG/25) | | bye |
| Daniel Evans (GBR/23) | | bye |
| Dominic Thiem (AUT) | Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) | -:- -:- |
| Yosuke Watanuki (JPN) | Benoit Pair (FRA) | -:- -:- |
| Frances Tiafoe (USA/12) | | bye |
| Karen Chatschanow (RUS/14) | | bye |
| Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) | Paul Kotow (RUS) | -:- -:- |
| Federico Coria (ARG) | Jiri Lehecka (CZE) | -:- -:- |
| Lorenzo Musetti (ITA/18) | | bye |
| Sebastian Baez (ARG/27) | | bye |
| Marcos Giron (USA) | Cristian Garin (CHI) | -:- -:- |
| Christopher O’Connell (AUS) | Richard Gasquet (FRA) | -:- -:- |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE/2) | | bye |
| Doubles, first round: |
| Alexander Erler / Lucas Miedler (AUT) | Juan Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah (COL) | -:- -:- |
WTA 1000 tournament in Miami
(US, $8.8m, hard)
| Erstrundentableau: |
| Julia Grabher (AUT/LL)* | | bye |
| Claire Liu (USA) | Katerina Siniakova (CZE) | 3:6 3:3 ret. |
| Non-Hibino (JPN) | Danka Kovinic | 6:3 6:3 |
| Martina Trevisan (ITA/25) | | bye |
| Yelena Ostapenko (YEARS/24) | | bye |
| Mirjam Björklund (SWE) | Jasmine Paolini (ITA) | 4:6 6:4 6:4 |
| Tereza Martincova (CZE) | Tamara Korpatsch (GER) | 4:6 6:4 6:3 |
| Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA/13) | | bye |
| Jelena Rybakina (KAZ/10) | | bye |
| Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) | Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND) | 6:4 6:2 |
| Laura Siegemund (GER) | Mayar Sherif (ONE) | 6:3 6:4 |
| Paula Badosa (ESP/21) | | bye |
| Petra Martic (CRO/29) | | bye |
| Wang Xiyu (CHN) | Brenda Fruhvirtova (CZE) | 6:0 7:5 |
| Elise Mertens (BEL) | Alycia Parks (USA) | 6:1 6:4 |
| Darja Kasatkina (RUS/8) | | bye |
| Jessica Pegula (USA/3) | | bye |
| Katherine Sebov (CAN) | Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) | 6:2 4:6 6:4 |
| Viktoria Tomowa (BUL) | Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) | 7:5 6:2 |
| Danielle Collins (USA/30) | | bye |
| Magda Linette (POL/20) | | bye |
| Jewgenia Rodina (RUS) | Bernard Per (USA) | 6:3 6:4 |
| Camila Giorgi (ITA) | Kaia Kanepi (EST) | 7:6 (7/4) 6:7 (4/7) 7:6 (7/4) |
| Viktoria Asarenka (BLR/14) | | bye |
| Lyudmila Samsonowa (RUS/12) | | bye |
| Viktorija Golubic (SUI) | Hailey Baptiste (USA) | 7:6 (7/3) 6:1 |
| Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) | Alexandra Eala (PHI) | 6:2 7:5 |
| Zheng Qinwen (CHN/23) | | bye |
| Anastasia Potapowa (RUS/27) | | bye |
| Marta Kostjuk (UKR) | Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) | 6:3 6:2 |
| Rebecca Marino (CAN) | Julia Putinzewa (KAZ) | 7:6 (7/4) 6:2 |
| Coco Gauff (USA/6) | | bye |
| Maria Sakkari (GRE/7) | | bye |
| Bianca Andreescu (CAN) | Emma Raducanu (GBR) | 6:3 3:6 6:2 |
| Sofia Kenin (USA) | Storm Hunter (AUS) | 6:0 7:6 (7/5) |
| Anhelina Kalinina (UKR/28) | | bye |
| Yekaterina Alexandrova (RUS/18) | | bye |
| Taylor Townsend (USA) | Anna Bondar (HUN) | 6:4 6:0 |
| Leylah Fernandez (CAN) | Lesja Zurenko (UKR) | 6:4 6:3 |
| Belinda Bencic (SUI/9) | | bye |
| Petra Kvitova (JUN/5) | | bye |
| Linda Noskova (CZE) | Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) | 6:3 6:4 |
| Madison Brengle (USA) | Amanda Anisimova (USA) | 7:6 (7/5) 5:2 ret. |
| Donna Vekic (CRO/22) | | bye |
| Zhang Shuai (CHN/26) | | bye |
| Erika Andrejewa (RUS) | Ashlyn Krueger (USA) | 7:5 6:2 |
| Solvara Gratscheva (RUS) | Maryna Zanevska (BEL) | 6:1 7:5 |
| Ounce Jabeur (TUN/4) | | bye |
| Caroline Garcia (FRA/5) | | bye |
| Sorana Cirstea (ROU) | Fernanda Contreras Gomez (MEX) | 7:6 (8/6) 6:2 |
| Karolina Muchova (CZE) | Jil Teichmann (SUI) | 6:0 6:2 |
| Zhu Lin (CHN/32) | | bye |
| Karolina Pliskova (JUN/17) | | bye |
| Wang Xinyu (CHN) | Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) | 3:6 6:4 6:2 |
| Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) | Tatjana Maria (GER) | 6:4 6:1 |
| Veronika Kudermetowa (RUS/11) | | bye |
| Barbora Krejcikova (JUN/16) | | bye |
| Alexandra Sasnowitsch (BLR) | Dalma Galfi (HUN) | 6:3 7:6 (7/5) |
| Robin Montgomery (USA) | Ana Bogdan (ROU) | 3:6 6:3 6:3 |
| Madison Keys (USA/19) | | bye |
| Marie Bouzkova (JUN/31) | | bye |
| Anna Blinkova (RUS) | Jule Niemeier (GER) | 6:4 6:1 |
| Shelby Rogers (USA) | Sloane Stephens (USA) | 6:4 3:6 6:2 |
| Arina Sabalenka (BLR/2) | | bye |
* Absage von Iga Swiatek (POL/1)
