Miami Open 2024 Day 2 Recap

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The spherical of 128 on the 2024 Miami Open is full. On day two, Felix Auger-Aliassime and veterans Gael Monfils and Roberto Bautista Agut progressed to spherical two.

Monfils moved via after serving his well past the dependable Dusan Lajovic 7-6(5), 6-4. The Frenchman was showing in his twelfth Miami draw and has an opportunity of enjoying Alcaraz within the third spherical.

Roberto Bautista Agut can be enjoying Miami for the twelfth time, and he fought previous Emilio Nava 6-3 7-6(4) regardless of the American hitting 47 winners to Agut’s 9.

Dan Evans additionally began to get his season again on observe; having received simply two matches all 12 months, he recovered from a set all the way down to beat Lorenzo Sonego for the primary time in 4 makes an attempt.

You possibly can see the complete day two outcomes under and choose highlights.

Day Two 2024 Miami Open Spherical of 128 Outcomes

Winner	Loser	Scoreline
Roman Safiullin	Diego Schwartzman	6-2 6-4
Daniel Altmaier	Harold Mayot	6-2 7-5
Felix Auger-Aliassime	Adam Walton	7-5 6-4
Roberto Bautista Agut	Emilio Nava	6-3 7-6(4)
Roberto Carballes Baena	Aleksandar Vukic	7-6(2) 6-3
Laslo Djere	Coleman Wong	7-5 7-6(3)
Daniel Evans	Lorenzo Sonego	1-6 6-3 6-4
Yannick Hanfmann	Emil Ruusuvuori	6-4 4-6 6-4
Soonwoo Kwon	Alexandre Muller	7-6(3) 6-3
Martin Landaluce	Jaume Munar	6-3 1-6 7-5
Fabian Marozsan	Aleksandar Kovacevic	6-3 6-2
Gael Monfils	Dusan Lajovic	7-6(5) 6-4
Sebastian Ofner	Kei Nishikori	6-3 6-4
Alexei Popyrin	Facundo Diaz Acosta	6-2 6-2
Alexander Shevchenko	Daniel Elahi Galan	6-4 4-7 7-6(4) 7-5
Alejandro Tabilo	Brandon Nakashima	6-4 3-6 6-3

Ofner Offloads Nishikori

As anticipated, Kei Nishikori’s marketing campaign in Miami was short-lived as he fell to Sebastian Ofner 3-6 4-6.

Kei has performed zero aggressive tennis since final July, making it inconceivable to drop him straight again in on the Masters 1000 stage and anticipate outcomes.

Regardless of that, he seemed to be shifting fairly nicely and has a wildcard into Barcelona, so I used to be possible unsuitable about his comeback being extra of a farewell tour.

The previous world quantity 4 additionally took on Thomas Johanssen as a coach. However why not play some lower-calibre occasions? It’s not assured to repay, as Thiem discovered with two horrendous losses, however he’d shortly discover out the place his stage is.

Evans Silences Sonego

Dan Evans is one in every of two Brits to have had a woeful begin to 2024 and had received simply two matches all season earlier than his encounter with Lorenzo Sonego.

Evans tore his calf final October, and since returning to motion, he’s struggled to search out the shape that earned him a maiden ATP 500 title final 12 months in Washington.

Lorenzo Sonego had additionally proved to be considerably his kryptonite, profitable their earlier three matches comfortably, and after the Italian blitzed the primary set 6-1, issues didn’t look nice.

Nevertheless, Evans dug in and began establishing himself within the forecourt. His serve allowed him to step ahead as he fought again to win via 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Different Matches of Be aware

Auger-Aliassime Wins Opener: It’s not lengthy since Felix acquired a first-round bye on the Masters 1000 stage, however his rating has been on the slide, and he confronted three set factors on serve at 4-5 within the first set earlier than rallying previous qualifier Adam Walton. He’ll face Sascha Zverev subsequent.
Monfils Defeats Lajovic: The Frenchman didn’t face a breakpoint. He performed a considerably uncharacteristic stable efficiency with no stage drop to see off Dusan Lajovic 7-6(5), 6-4.
Carballas-Baena Units Alcaraz Showdown: The Spaniard got here via Aleksandar Vukic 7-6(2), 6-3 to arrange a tie with fellow countryman Carlos Alcaraz.