Miami Open 2024 Day 1 Recap

The 2024 Miami Open is underway, and the underside half of the draw have been the primary to finish their spherical of 128 matches on Wednesday.

Andy Murray vs Matteo Berrettini was the match of the day on Stadium Court docket. Murray delivered a typical drama-filled efficiency. He was outplayed within the first set however hit again within the second because of the ailing Berrettini after which got here by way of the third because the stronger man bodily.

Elsewhere, the matchups weren’t something to write down dwelling about, however one story was Darwin Blanch enjoying his first tour-level match because of a wildcard. The 16-year-old, who might cross as Ben Shelton’s youthful brother, is already serving at 120 mph+.

Whereas crushed comfortably by Machac, he did break within the opening sport and confirmed glimpses of high-quality play, so he may very well be one to look at over the subsequent few months.

You’ll be able to see the total day one outcomes under and choose highlights.

Day One 2024 Miami Open Spherical of 128 Outcomes

Murray Blunts Berrettini

Andy Murray wants all the assistance he can get as of late to win matches on the Masters 1000 stage, and he received a large dose of that, because of Matteo Berrettini pulling up lame mid-way by way of the match.

The Italian has been battling harm currently and hasn’t performed on tour since final 12 months’s US Open. He additionally had some bodily matches on the Phoenix Challenger final week, which appeared to take their toll in Miami.

After successful the primary set because of his booming first serve, the Italian practically handed out when serving at 2-5 within the second set, utilizing his racket as a crutch to forestall himself from falling over. Dehydration? The specialists are baffled!

Murray captured that set and was the stronger participant within the third as his courtroom craft proved an excessive amount of. Having the posh of dominating together with his forehand, the Brit gained just about all of the longer baseline rallies. And barring a little bit little bit of late resilience within the ultimate few video games, Berrettini had little left to supply, as his motion was approach under par.

It was clearly an ideal win for me. I began off a bit sluggish, however I feel I performed fairly nicely from the center of the primary set till the top of the match. I created many alternatives, and he struggled for a bit on the finish of the second and the start of the third. I capitalised on that and received off to a fast begin within the third. I served it out nicely ultimately. Murray on his win over the ailing Berrettini.

Arnaldi Foils Fils

Matteo Arnaldi is a part of an up-and-coming crop of younger Italian gamers, and he swept apart Arthur Fils, 6-3, 6-4, with a dominant show.

Arnaldi dropped simply eight factors on serve all through the match, and his sport has a variety of upside, as we noticed final 12 months on clay when he beat Fritz in Los Cabos final month and towards Alcaraz in Indian Wells.

I discovered it significantly fascinating as I’ve watched Fils carefully after the ATP just lately produced a video exhibiting the athletic capabilities of the ‘next-gen’ during which the Frenchman got here out high in each bodily check. 

Nevertheless, the outcomes of the opposite gamers who additionally took half within the checks are far superior, highlighting simply how huge part of tennis is between the ears and hand/eye abilities.

For instance, Alex Michelsen was final in a lot of the checks, but he’s scoring a lot greater wins, proving it’s not likely about how excessive you’ll be able to leap from a standing begin or how briskly you might be over 20 metres.

Different Matches of Word

Miami Open Day 2 Spherical of 128 Matches