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Miami Open: Djokovic, Alcaraz in same half of men's singles draw
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
|March 19, 2025
Exciting tennis action on the cards as six-time champion Novak Djokovic and 2022 winner Carlos Alcaraz vie for top honours
Six-time champion Novak Djokovic and 2022 titlist Carlos Alcaraz have landed in the same half of the Miami Open main draw, starting on 19 March.
Djokovic is returning to the ATP Masters 1000 event in Miami for the first time since 2019. From 2011 through 2016, the Serbian star won five of the six editions.
He will begin his return to Miami against countryman Hamad Medjedovic, the 2023 ATP Finals champion, or Australian Rinky Hijikata.
The record 40-time Masters 1000 winner could face another former No. 1 in Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals. Medvedev, the 2023 Miami champion, will take on Jaume Munar or Arthur Rinderknech in his opening match.
This story is from the March 19, 2025 edition of The Statesman Bhubaneswar.
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