Carlos Alcaraz is aiming to become the eighth player in history to win the Sunshine Double after clinching the Indian Wells title last Sunday with his win over Danil Medvedev, which enabled him to return to world number 1.
Alcaraz will need to win his second consecutive Miami Open title to remain on top of the ATP Ranking. The Spaniard will chase the fourth Masters 1000 of his career following his wins in Miami and Madrid in 2022 and Indian Wells in 2023.
Alcaraz will start his campaign against against either Argentina’s Facundo Bagnis or a qualifier. The Spanish 19-year-old Spanish player could meet two-time Olympic champion Andy Murray and this year’s Australian Open semifinalist Tommy Paul.
Alcaraz is projected to face either Taylor Fritz or Holger Rune. Fritz won the Indian Wells title in 2022 and Delray Beach in 2023 before losing to Sinner in the quarter finals in Indian Wells. Rune won the Paris Bercy Masters 1000 title and reached two semifinals in Montpellier and Acapulco this year.
Sinner could face a fourth round match against either Andrey Rublev, who reached the quarter final at the Australian Open and reached the final in Dubai losing to Danil Medvedev. If Sinner reaches the quarter final, he could face a quarter final against Casper Ruud, who reached two Grand Slam titles at Roland Garros and at the US Open and at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. Ruud finished runner-up to Alcaraz in the Miami final last year. The Norwegian player, who holds a 4-5 record this season, will face either Ilya Ivashka or a qualifier in the second round and is projected to meet 2021 Olympic champion Alexander Zverev in the fourth round.
Danil Medvedev will start his campaign against either Bernabe Zapata Miralles or Roberto Carballes Baena. Medvedev could face a fourth-round match against 2021 Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini, who reached two quarter finals in Acapulco and in the Phoenix Challenger tournament. Medvedev is seeded to play against either Hubert Hurkacz or Cameron Norrie. Hurkacz won the Marseille title and reached the quarter final in Dubai. The Polish player won the Miami Open title in 2021 beating Sinner in the final and reached the semifinal last year.
Hurkacz could face a third round match against Next Gen ATP player Ben Shelton, who will face either Chinese wild card Juncheng Shang or Adrian Mannarino.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will face either Richard Gasquet or a qualifier and is projected to face Felix Auger Aliassime in the quarter final. The Greek player will try to bounce back from a first round defeat in Indian Wells.
Auger Aliassime, who reached the semifinal in Miami on his debut in 2019, is seeded to face last week’s Indian Wells semifinalist Frances Tiafoe.
Medvedev clinched three consecutive titles in Rotterdam, Doha and Doha and won 19 consecutive matches before losing to Alcaraz in the Indian Wells final last Sunday.
