By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennisnow | Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Photo Credit: Miami Open/Hard Rock Stadium
Danielle Collins Transformed Hard Rock Stadium to Danimal House last spring.
Next month, Miami Collins’ champion defense will lead a cast of Miami Open 2025 championship stars.
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Miami Open 2025 will be opposed March 16-30 at the Hard Rock iconic Stadium.
See 2025 full Open Miami entry list here. For tickets, please visit This ticket connection open in Miami.
Protecting the men’s champion Jannik sinful It is serving a three-month suspension and will not return to South Florida next month.
The four of the past men’s winners are on the field, led by Nr. 3 Carlos Alcaraz (2022), to whom it joins No. 6 Daniil Medvedev (2023), Yes 20 Hubert Hurkacz, who beat the sinner in the final of 2021 and The six -time champion of Miami Open Novak Djokovic, who is seeking to make his first appearance of Miami open since 2019.
The previous four finalists are also on the field, including 10 current members Alexander Zverev (No. 2) and Casper Ruud (No. 5) as well as Grigor Dimitrov and Kei Nishikori.
The release of flowering backwardness, deficient discs and a fierce appetite for war, conquered Collins Elena Rybakina 7-5, 6-3 in the annoying performance to capture Miami 2024 open championship.
The 53rd rank Collins denied 10 of the 11 resting points becoming Miami Open’s lowest rank in history and the first American woman to win Miami since his friend Floridian Sloane Stephens in 2018.
“I begged my dad to take me here and he said,” You can go when you play on the tournament. “”Danielle Collins just won the tour!#Miamiopen Pic.twitter.com/s2bn4gvgiviv
– wta (@wta) March 30 2024
“That was a battle. This whole week has been difficult,” Collins told Miami Mias fans last one. “I’ve played against some of the toughest competitors, some of the best players in the world.”
The best in the world will return as the best women with 10 rang, including Nr. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, no. 2 IgA Swiatek, No. 3 Coco Gauff, no. 4 Jasmine Paolini and no. 5 Jessica Peguula They’re all in the field.
Nr. 7 Rybakina, who has been a competitor in each of the last two years, returns. Wimbledon’s former winner has joined by other past finalists Naomi Osaka AND residue in the field.
Sorted no. 12, Collins is one of the six Americans in the WTA Top 20 in Miami Open Field, joined by Nr. 3 Coco Gauff, no. 5 Jessica Peguula, Last month’s Australian Open and Nr. 6 Madison Keys, no.9 Emma Navarro AND No. 18 Amanda Animova.
Four Americans ranked within 20 ATP cannons are among men’s entrances: Nr. 4 Taylor Fritz, no. 9 Tommy Paul, no. 13 Ben Shelton AND No. 18 Frances Tiophoe.
A total of 25 players-12 men and 13 women aged 22 and under the fields, led by 21-year-old Alcaraz and Delray Beach Native Guff, who will turn 21 on March 13.
The newest ATP player will be 18-year-old Joao FONSECA While for WTA will be 17-year-old Mirria Andva.
Entries include every man qualified in the first 77 ATP and women’s rankings in the first 72 WTA ranking sites, and they include players representing 37 countries.
In addition, the following players have entered with an injury protected order: Jenson Brooksby, Nick Kyrgios, Reilly Opelka, Sorana Cirsa, Lauren Davis AND Caty mcnally.
