{"id":25105,"date":"2024-03-27T20:49:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T00:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/miami-open-carlos-alcaraz-alexander-zverev-elena-rybakina-and-danielle-collins-in-action-on-thursday-tennis-news\/27\/03\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T20:49:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T00:49:03","slug":"miami-open-carlos-alcaraz-alexander-zverev-elena-rybakina-and-danielle-collins-in-action-on-thursday-tennis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/miami-open-carlos-alcaraz-alexander-zverev-elena-rybakina-and-danielle-collins-in-action-on-thursday-tennis-news\/27\/03\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Open: Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Elena Rybakina and Danielle Collins in action on Thursday | Tennis News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here’s everything you need to know about the Miami Open, including the draw, who’s playing and the schedule, with the tournament live on Sky Sports…<\/strong><\/p>\n

The final two men’s quarter-finals and the women’s semi-finals take place on Thursday, with the match between Alexander Zverev and Hungarian Fabian Marozsan getting play under way from 5pm UK time.<\/p>\n

Fourth seed Elena Rybakina then takes on veteran Victoria Azarenka, not before 8pm.<\/p>\n

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz faces Grigor Dimitrov from midnight with the last semi-final spot on the line in the men’s tournament.<\/p>\n

The second women’s semi-final between Danielle Collins and the winner of the clash between Jessica Pegula or Ekaterina Alexandrova takes place after that.<\/p>\n

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Daniil Medvedev is the defending Miami Open men’s champion<\/span>
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World No 1 Iga Swiatek was unable to build on her victory at Indian Wells after a fourth-round exit, but reigning men’s champion Medvedev is still aiming to defend his title.<\/p>\n

Medvedev and Swiatek were headlining the field, but one player who is not involved in Florida is six-time champion Novak Djokovic.<\/p>\n

He has played just three times this year – representing Serbia in the United Cup, reaching the semi-finals at the Australian Open, and falling in just the third round of Indian Wells.<\/p>\n

“At this stage of my career, I’m balancing my private and professional schedule,” Djokovic posted on X. “I’m sorry that I won’t experience some of the best and most passionate fans in the world.”<\/p>\n

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The 24-time Grand Slam champion suffered a shock third-round loss to 123rd-ranked Italian Luka Nardi at Indian Wells.<\/p>\n

Petra Kvitova, the women’s champion in 2023, is not playing after recently announcing that she is due to give birth later this year.<\/p>\n

Which British players are in action?<\/h3>\n

Katie Boulter was the last left standing, but her defeat in the fourth round means British interest has now ended, with two-time champion Andy Murray, Cameron Norrie, Jack Draper and Dan Evans all knocked out earlier.<\/p>\n

Harriet Dart and Heather Watson <\/strong>were both eliminated in qualifying while Jodie Burrage and Liam Broady were ruled out of the tournament because of injury.<\/p>\n

Emma Raducanu pulled out on the eve of the tournament due to a lower back problem<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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