Miami Open 2025 Day 3 Recap

Day three on the Miami Open introduced the massive weapons out to play—and two of them obtained despatched packing.

Jaume Munar’s 6-2, 6-3 dismantling of former champ Daniil Medvedev was on the playing cards for individuals who’ve tracked the Spaniard’s hard-court surge this season, however David Goffin turning the tables on second seed Carlos Alcaraz with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 upset? That was a giant shock because the 34-year-old Belgian reminded everybody he can nonetheless trigger the elite issues.

Add in Novak Djokovic’s rock-solid return to seize his 410th ATP M1000 win, Gael Monfils defying Father Time, and some gritty comebacks, Friday’s play was the very best but.

Full outcomes and highlights beneath.

Day Two 2025 Miami Open Spherical of 64 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Jaume Munar
Daniil Medvedev (7)
6-2 6-3

Gael Monfils
Jiri Lehecka (26)
6-1 3-6 7-6(8)

Sebastian Korda (24)
Elliot Spizziri (WC)
6-4 6-2

Stefanos Tsitsipas (9)
Chun Hsin Tseng (Q)
4-6 7-5 6-3

Lorenzo Musetti (15)
Quentin Halys
3-6 7-6(4) 7-5

Felix Auger-Aliassime (18)
Tristan Schoolkate (Q)
6-4 6-4

Alex Michelsen (32)
Camilo Ugo Carabelli (LL)
6-7(3) 7-5 6-3

Novak Djokovic (4)
Rinky Hijikata
6-0 7-6(1)

Casper Ruud (5)
Miomir Kecmanovic
3-6 6-4 6-4

Alejandro Tabilo (30)
Corentin Moutet
5-7 6-3 7-5

Francisco Cerundolo (23)
Alexandre Muller
6-1 6-2

Tommy Paul (12)
Alexander Bublik
5-7 7-5 6-4

Grigor Dimitrov (14)
Federico Cina (WC
6-1 6-4

Karen Khachanov
Nick Kyrgios
7-6(3) 6-0

Brandon Nakashima (31)
Roberto Carballes Baena
6-4 4-6 6-3

David Goffin
Carlos Alcaraz (2)
5-7 6-4 6-3

Goffin Ousts Alcaraz

David Goffin landed the shock of day three by turning over Carlos Alcaraz on Friday night time on the Miami Open.

Recording a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory, Goffin capitalised on 43 unforced errors (28 off that forehand) from the previous champion, who has points responding to unhealthy losses after his lacklustre efficiency in Indian Wells.

Goffin, now 2-1 in H2H with Alcaraz, introduced loads of dedication and his typical crisp flat ball hanging, main by a break in each set and making them depend within the ultimate two.

Alcaraz, in the meantime, unravelled. That forehand, a legal responsibility towards Draper in Indian Wells, betrayed him once more, and Goffin took full benefit. His tennis has regressed just lately, so I’m uncertain what the plan shall be. Will he proceed to tweak his serve and backhand and go for short-term ache for long-term achieve?

Subsequent up for Goffin is Brandon Nakashima, who battled previous Carballes Baena 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

It feels superb. Typically some matches are powerful and it’s important to battle, like the primary spherical, and also you’re joyful to have a second spherical like that in a stadium. That’s why I proceed to play tennis, to have that type of match in a stadium, to play some good tennis. [I was] simply attempting to benefit from the second… I felt that bodily I used to be able to battle after which I used to be feeling the ball rather well, so it’s the type of night time that you simply really feel nice and also you’re joyful to battle, you get pleasure from each level and on the finish it’s it’s an ideal finish with an incredible match level. It was superb. Goffin on his win.

Munar Mauls Medvedev

Jaume Munar pulled off the second greatest upset of the day on the Miami Open by toppling former champ Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 6-3 in simply 78 minutes.

You don’t want to see Munar in your part of the draw. Though he has lacked distinguished wins, he’s carried out properly on arduous courts this season, culminating in Medvedev’s scalp. The Spaniard was far too sturdy for the back-hobbled Medvedev, conserving his cool to avoid wasting two break factors whereas serving it out. 

Medvedev, in the meantime, was a shadow of his 2023 Miami-winning self. Taped up and nursing a lingering again subject, he’s gone from nearly insuperable to anybody exterior the highest 10 to extremely susceptible.

It means lots. I’m feeling nice after all of the work I’ve put in to have a event like this. I really feel actually snug right here and I’ve been enjoying nice this yr on arduous courts. It obtained slightly bit tight on the finish however I’m pleased with the efficiency and it means lots. I’ve been altering lots. I modified strategies, techniques. It has been working very properly this yr. I feel I’ve to maintain bettering to maintain altering issues. To look the place my recreation can enhance and I feel me and my group are doing very properly. Munar on his win.

Djokovic Delivers in Miami

Novak Djokovic levelled Rafael Nadal’s mark of 410 ATP Masters 1000 match wins with a 6-0, 7-6(1) demolition of Rinky Hijikata.

The six-time champ was in classic kind, snapping a uncommon three-match dropping streak. Even when the Aussie discovered his toes in a tighter second set, Djokovic flipped the swap, reeling off six straight factors within the tiebreak to seal it in 80 minutes.

Based mostly on what I’ve seen from Djokovic this season, I wasn’t too frightened about his kind, because it feels similar to a matter of time earlier than he finds his groove. Is it right here in Miami? Perhaps. Subsequent up: fortunate loser Camilo Ugo Carabelli, who fought previous Alex Michelsen 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-3. 

I used to be enjoying rather well, at a really excessive degree from the start. I knew precisely what I needed to do tactically. I performed him within the first match of the season in Brisbane. So I feel it was good to do some homework, take a look at these movies. I do know that the stats and the metrics haven’t been that nice for me publish Australia. Clearly it took me slightly bit extra time after an harm to essentially discover that groove, discover that motion, that rhythm, that hanging zone. I really like the way in which I used to be practising truly the final seven to 10 days and had some nice, nice periods on this courtroom as properly. I’m clearly excited to compete to maintain on enjoying on the highest degree once I play this fashion. Clearly it’s all the time a pleasure once you come again to a tremendous metropolis like Miami after six years of absence and I’ve had this many individuals within the first match, so I’m actually, actually grateful for his or her assist. Djokovic on his win over Hijikata.

Different Matches of Notice

Gael Monfils saved a match level to outlast twenty sixth seed Jiri Lehecka 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(8). At 38, recent off changing into the second-oldest Miami match-winner towards Marozsan, the Frenchman delivered but once more to guide his spot within the third spherical.

Elsewhere, Stefanos Tsitsipas dodged a bullet. The World No. 10, who seemed again in kind after Dubai, stared down a set-and-a-break deficit towards qualifier Chun-Hsin Tseng earlier than clawing again for a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 win. He’s obtained Sebastian Korda within the subsequent spherical after he defeated Elliot Spizziri.

Nick Kyrgios’ second-round defeat got here by the hands of Khachanov, who produced a clear, highly effective show to take him out 7-6(3) 6-0. Rusty will not be fairly able to go the space with the twenty second seed.

Casper Ruud needed to dig deep to beat Kecmanovic in a two-hour, six-minute battle, marking his first ATP Masters 1000 win since Montreal 2024. Kecmanovic will rue a Djokosmash he produced when he had a break level late within the second set, however Ruud picked up his degree and’ll face Alejandro Tabilo within the third spherical.

Highlights

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