The road to the main draw of the Miami Masters ended early for the eight seeds. However, big favorites such as Carlos Alcaraz, Yannick Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev also qualified.

Stefanos TsitsipasPhoto: Mutsu Kawamori / AFLO / Profimedia

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Carlos Alcaraz, the main favorite after the defeat of Novak Djokovic, did not have too much to work against his compatriot Roberto Carballes (64 ATP).

It was a clean 6-2, 6-1 victory that was decided after an hour and 20 minutes. In the third round, Alcaraz will meet the spectacular Gael Monfils (47 ATP).

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Many of the day’s matches were due to take place on Friday evening, but were interrupted or postponed due to rain.

Among the favorites are Stefanos Tsitsipas (10), Taylor Fritz (12), Tommy Paul (13), Oleksandr Bublyk (17), Sebastian Baez (18), Francis Tiafoe (21), Thomas Etcheverry (29) and Jordan Thompson (33). at ATP Miami 2024 stopped in the second round.

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The results of the draw for the second round of the ATP men’s singles in Miami have been recorded

Carlos Alcaraz (1) – Roberto Carballes 6-2, 6-1

Hubert Gurkach (8) – Oleksandr Shevchenko 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-3

Oleksandr Zverev (4) – Felix Auger-Alyassime 6-2, 6-4

Gael Monfils – Jordan Thompson (33) 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-2

Sebastian Korda (28) – Roberto Bautista 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-4

Christopher Eubanks (31) – Daniel Evans 7-6(3), 3-6, 7-6(7)

Francisco Cerundolo (20) – Sebastian Ofner 7-6(2), 6-7(2), 6-1

Karen Khachanov (15) – Laszlo Jere 6-2, 6-4

Casper Ruud (7) – Luca Van Assche 7-6(5), 1-6, 6-1

Alejandro Davidovych (27) – Shang Junchen 6-3, 7-5

Nicholas Jarry (22) – Jack Draper 7-6(5), 4-6, 7-6(2)

Thiago Wilde – Taylor Fritz (12) 6-3, 6-4

Dominic Kepfer – Sebastian Baez (18) 6-3, 6-2

Cameron Norrie (30) – Flavio Cobolli 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-2

Daniil Medvedev (3) – Marton Fuchovich 6-4, 6-2

Andy Murray v Thomas Etcheverry (29) 7-6(0), 6-3

Matteo Arnaldi – Oleksandr Bublyk (17) 6-4, 6-1

Denis Shapovalov – Stefanos Tsitsipas (10) 6-2, 6-4

Martin Damme Jr. – Tommy Paul (13) 4-6, 2-1 (Paul eliminated)

Christopher O’Connell – Frances Tiafoe (21) 7-5, 7-6(5)

Tallon Grixpur (25) – Alex Michelsen 7-6(5), 6-7(7), 6-4

Yannick Sinner (2) – Andrea Vavassori 6-3, 6-4.

The ATP 1000 tournament will be held in Miami from March 19 to 31. The game is played on a hard surface and the total prize money awarded is $8,995,555. The title champion is Russian Daniil Medvedev.