Miami Open 2025 Day 1 Recap

The 2025 Miami Open is underway, and Wednesday’s play featured the underside half of the draw enjoying their spherical of 128 matches.

There have been no seeds in motion as all of them obtained a bye, however some attention-grabbing matches have been nonetheless performed. Notably, there’ll be no Djokovic vs Medjedovic in spherical 2 after Rinky Hijikata staged a comeback from a breakdown within the deciding set to upset the promising younger Serb.

Nick Kyrgios, returning by way of a protected rating after an extended damage layoff, delivered a dramatic three-set victory to bag his first win in two years as he took out Mackie McDonald 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Gael Monfils additionally collected one other spectacular win, taking out final yr’s quarter-finalist, Fabian Marozsan, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

Full outcomes and highlights are beneath.

Day One 2025 Miami Open Spherical of 128 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Jaume Munar
Arthur Rinderknech
6-3 7-6(5)

Gael Monfils
Fabian Marozsan
6-3 3-6 6-4

Elliot Spizzirri (WC)
Billy Harris (Q)
7-6(2) 3-6 6-2

Chun Hsin Tseng (Q)
Mattia Bellucci
7-6(5) 6-2

Quentin Halys
Thiago Seyboth Wild
6-3 6-4

Tristan Schoolkate (Q)
Ethan Quinn (Q)
6-2 6-0

Camilo Ugo Carabelli (LL)
Brandon Holt (Q)
2-6 7-6(5) 6-4

Rinky Hijikata
Hamad Medjedovic
7-5 3-6 7-5

Miomir Kecmanovic
Aleksandar Kecmanovic
6-4 6-4

Corentin Moutet
Alexander Blockx (Q)
7-6(5) 6-4

Alexandre Muller
Rei Sakomoto (Q)
6-4 6-4

Alexander Bublik
Sebastian Baez
6-3 6-4

Federico Cina (WC)
Francisco Comesana (Q)
7-6(4) 7-6(2)

Nick Kyrgios (PR)
Mackenzie McDonald (Q)
3-6 6-3 6-4

Roberto Carballes Baena
Christopher O’Connell (Q)
6-3 3-6 7-6(5)

David Goffin
Aleksandar Vukic
2-6 6-4 6-2

Monfils Strikes On

Gael Monfils collected one other spectacular on Wednesday when he grew to become the second-oldest man to snag a victory on the ATP Masters 1000 occasion, trailing solely the legendary Jimmy Connors.

The Frenchman is 12-4 thus far in 2025 however was a slight underdog when he confronted final yr’s quarter-finalist Fabian Marozsan, however in typical Monfils manic type, he got here by means of in a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 thriller.

I hit some completely different angles and confirmed I might run and anticipate. I made it onerous [for him]. I hit with a bit extra depth in my photographs and didn’t let him dictate and I feel I did properly. Monfils on his win in Miami.

Kyrgios Makes Comeback Win

Nick Kyrgios is again within the winner’s circle for the primary time since 2022. The Aussie has had 18 months of damage woes, and he clawed his well past American qualifier Mackenzie McDonald 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

After retiring in his Indian Wells opener earlier this month, there have been extra query marks round his wrist, and the rust was evident. McDonald will not be the form of man you need to play if you’re brief on matches as he’s an important ball striker, so it was a nervy encounter, however Kyrgios discovered his groove on serve, touchdown 14 aces to arrange a 2nd spherical tie towards Karen Khachanov.

It’s been an extended journey. Even to only get to the beginning line of matches and be scared to only end them… However to come back off and get a win, feeling like I belong once more, is fairly particular. The best way my wrist has pulled up the final six months hasn’t been nice. Having a win towards Mackie earlier than gave me expertise to attract from, however he’s so tough, he undoubtedly caught me off guard. I walked on the courtroom and I wasn’t used to that ball velocity once more. Kyrgios on his 1st win in 2025.

Different Matches of Notice

Alexander Bublik has been testing a brand new racket, and it seems to have helped him crack the out of doors code in 2025, nabbing his first tour-level win on the floor this yr with a tidy 6-3, 6-4 takedown of Sebastian Baez. 

Elsewhere, former Miami Open semi-finalist David Goffin confirmed he’s nonetheless sport, taking out Aleksandar Vukic, battling again from a set all the way down to clinch a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory. He faces Alcaraz in spherical 2.Rinky Hijikata pulled off gutsy 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 upset over Hamad Medjedovic. The Aussie scrapped his means by means of a rollercoaster three-setter, establishing a second-round showdown with Novak Djokovic.

Highlights

Miami Open 2025 Day 2 Spherical of 128 Matches