Miami Open: Schedule, draw, seeds, prize money as tournament director James Blake confirms Novak Djokovic to miss event
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ByEurosport
Updated 20/03/2023 at 21:08 GMT
What's the Miami Open schedule? When's the Miami Open draw? Which British players are in action? What's the prize money? Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek will be the defending champions at the tournament, with the finals taking place on the weekend of April 1. Tournament director James Blake has said Novak Djokovic was unable to get an exemption to enter the US to play in the event.
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The second half of the 'Sunshine Double' is approaching with the Miami Open featuring most of the top men's and women's tennis players.
Coming hot on the heels of Indian Wells, the tournament is another opportunity for players to lift a prestigious trophy and gain ranking points. In the case of new world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz - fresh from his Indian Wells triumph - it is a crucial tournament for defending ranking points.
Here’s all you need to know about the Miami Open, including the schedule, timings, who is playing, who is not playing, the seeds, and which British players are competing.
Tournament director James Blake told the Tennis Channel that Novak Djokovic had failed in his attempts to get an exemption to enter the US to play in the event.
When is the Miami Open?
Qualifying for the Miami Open runs from Sunday, March 19 until Tuesday, March 21.
The women's main draw starts on Tuesday, March 21 and the men's main draw starts on Wednesday, March 22.
The men’s and women’s finals take place on the weekend of April 1.
Miami Open schedule and timings
- Tuesday, March 21: Women’s first round (Day session starts at 3pm GMT)
- Wednesday, March 22: Men’s and women’s first round (Day session starts at 3pm GMT, evening session starts at 11pm GMT)
- Thursday, March 23: Men’s first round and women’s second round (Day session starts at 3pm GMT, evening session starts at 11pm GMT)
- Friday, March 24: Men’s and women’s second round (Day session starts at 3pm GMT, evening session starts at 11pm GMT)
- Saturday, March 25: Men’s second round and women’s third round (Day session starts at 3pm GMT, evening session starts at 11pm GMT)
- Sunday, March 26: Men’s and women’s third round (Day session starts at 3pm GMT, evening session starts at 11pm GMT)
- Monday, March 27: Men’s third round and women’s fourth round (Day session starts at 3pm GMT, evening session starts at 11pm GMT)
- Tuesday, March 28: Men’s fourth round and women’s quarter-finals (Day session starts at 3pm GMT, evening session starts at 11pm GMT)
- Wednesday, March 29: Men’s and women’s quarter-finals (Day session starts at 3pm GMT, evening session starts at 11pm GMT)
- Thursday, March 30: Men’s quarter-finals and women’s semi-finals (Day session starts at 3pm GMT, evening session starts at 11pm GMT)
- Friday, March 31: Men’s semi-finals (Day session starts at 3pm GMT, evening session starts at 11pm GMT)
- Saturday, April 1: Women’s singles final and men’s doubles final (Session starts at 5pm GMT)
- Sunday, April 2: Men’s singles final and women’s doubles final (Session starts at 5pm GMT)
Is Novak Djokovic playing the Miami Open?
After withdrawing from Indian Wells it was uncertain if world No. 1 Novak Djokovic would play the Miami Open.
He had previously received backing from Miami Open tournament director James Blake, who said they had "petitioned for an exemption".
However, in an interview with the Tennis Channel, Blake said that Djokovic would not be able to play.
“Obviously, we're one of the premier tournaments in the world, we'd like to have the best players that can play,” said Blake.
“We did all that we could. We tried to talk to the government, but that's out of our hands. We tried, and he wasn't able to play.
"Same result that he had in Indian Wells, where I know Tommy Haas did as much as he could. We tried to get Novak Djokovic to be allowed to get an exemption, but that wasn't able to happen.
"We would love to have him, and he's our greatest champion, he's won six times here. Unfortunately, that's way above my pay grade.
“Hopefully he will be back next year and all of the later events in the States including Cincinnati and the US Open.”
Djokovic was previously on the entry list but has since been removed.
Who else is playing the Miami Open?
Nadal has not played since losing in the second round of the Australian Open but has been seen practising on clay courts ahead of the start of the clay season in April.
Nick Kyrgios will also not feature following knee surgery.
The entry lists for the men’s and women’s singles draws are set to be very similar to Indian Wells.
When's the Miami Open draw?
The draw for the women's singles took place on Sunday. Defending champion and No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek, like all 32 seeds, received a bye in the first round and will await the winner of the clash between Katerina Siniakova and Claire Liu.
In the men's draw, Andy Murray has been drawn against world No. 76 Dusan Lajovic in the first round.
Two-time champion Murray could meet world No. 1 Alcaraz in the third round.
Who are the defending champions?
Alcaraz is the defending men’s champion after beating Casper Ruud in last year’s final while Swiatek is the defending women’s champion after she beat Naomi Osaka to lift the title in 2022.
Which Brits are playing at the Miami Open?
British women’s No. 1 Emma Raducanu will be playing the Miami Open after her run to the last 16 of Indian Wells, while Heather Watson has got a qualifying wild card.
Raducanu will face a tough test in the opening round, as she will take on 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu.
Harriet Dart, Jodie Burrage and Katie Swan lost in qualifying.
World No. 12 Cameron Norrie will lead the British contingent in the men’s field.
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Norrie, who made it to the fourth round of the Miami Open in 2022, lost in the quarter-finals of Indian Wells to Frances Tiafoe.
He will be joined in the men’s draw by Dan Evans, Murray and Kyle Edmund.
Jack Draper has pulled out of the tournament after retiring from his Indian Wells last-16 clash against Carlos Alcaraz due to injury.
Who are the men’s and women’s seeds?
Men’s top 16 singles seeds
- No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz
- No. 2 Stefanos Tsitsipas
- No. 3 Casper Ruud
- No. 4 Daniil Medvedev
- No. 5 Felix Auger-Aliassime
- No. 6 Andrey Rublev
- No. 7 Holger Rune
- No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz
- No. 9 Taylor Fritz
- No. 10 Jannik Sinner
- No. 11 Cameron Norrie
- No. 12 Frances Tiafoe
- No. 13 Alexander Zverev
- No. 14 Karen Khachanov
- No. 15 Alex de Minaur
- No. 16 Tommy Paul
Women's top 16 singles seeds
- No.1 Iga Swiatek
- No.2 Aryna Sabalenka
- No.3 Jessica Pegula
- No.4 Ons Jabeur
- No.5 Caroline Garcia
- No.6 Coco Gauff
- No.7 Maria Sakkari
- No.8 Daria Kasatkina
- No.9 Belinda Bencic
- No.10 Elena Rybakina
- No.11 Veronika Kudermetova
- No.12 Liudmila Samsonova
- No.13 Beatriz Haddad Maia
- No.14 Victoria Azarenka
- No.15 Petra Kvitova
- No.16 Barbora Krejcikova
How to watch the Miami Open
Live coverage of the Miami Open in the UK will be provided by Amazon Prime Video.
All the latest news, analysis and video content can be enjoyed on Eurosport.co.uk's dedicated Miami Open page, with the dedicated hub page pulling all the content together in one place.
What is the prize money at the Miami Open?
The prize money at the tournament is the same for men and women.
The winner of the event will earn $1,262,220 (£1.05m), the runner-up will get $662,360 (£551,507), the semi-finalists get $352,635 (£293,618) and the quarter-finalists $184,465 (£153,592).
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