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<!–qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa: It wasn't long ago that Iga Świątek captured the Miami Open title in 2022, which would lead to her eventually becoming the No. 1-ranked player on the WTA Tour for much of that year. Świątek has been the gold standard of how to play tennis at the top for five years, despite…

<!–qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa: The match wasn't expected to be close, and yet, Caty McNally stunned tennis fans when she broke Aryna Sabalenka in the first game of their third-round match at the Miami Open. Maybe the American would pull an upset for the ages, only…she wouldn't. –> The match wasn’t expected to be close, and…

<!–qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa: Carlos Alcaraz is once again out earlier than he wanted to be at the Miami Open. He has won the event previously, sure, but after bouncing out in the second round in 2025, he likely didn't want to go out in the third round in 2026, but that is exactly what he…

<!–qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa: The third round match of the Miami Open that featured Jelena Ostapenko versus Jasmine Paolini was always set up to be an entertaining one. The two players offered clashing styles as well as completely different personalities. Paolini is seemingly always smiling and fan-friendly. Ostapenko is feisty and doesn't mind riling the crowd.…

<!–qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa: There is virtually no real way to get a grasp on the status or direction of Nick Kyrigos' tennis career at the moment. One day, he seems like he's out the door. Another day, he's got one foot in and one out. Another day, he looks to still be all in.  –>…

<!–qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa: Daniil Medvedev isn't just back a little bit to the form that took him to No. 1 on the ATP; he seems back all the way. He proved as much against Rei Sakamoto in the second round of the Miami Open, but make no mistake: His opponent, Rei Sakamoto, is going to…

<!–qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa: It was a close match for the Brit against the American giant, Reilly Opelka, but Jack Draper couldn't hold up against his opponent's massive service game, and would drop his opening Miami Open round 7-6, 7-6. –> It was a close match for the Brit against the American giant, Reilly Opelka, but…

<!–qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa: At the same point in the year in 2025, Jannik Sinner wasn't playing tennis because he was suspended for three months after failing two drug tests the previous March, but he began March 2026 by winning Indian Wells. The way he played against Damir Dzumhur in the second round of the Miami…

<!–qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa: Learner Tien is in many ways a throwback to excellent American players from the 1990s, and that is going to need to be what he is to win many titles. Like Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, and Tien's coach, Michael Chang, he cannot hit as hard as players like Carlos Alcaraz, but he…

<!–qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa: With Tommy Paul versus Adrian Mannarino at the 2026 Miami Open, tennis fans knew what they were going to get. Neither player is overwhelmingly powerful, which means that each was going to have to consistently make shots throughout the match. The matchup was old-school tennis at its best. –> With Tommy Paul…