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Tennis Tips today – Matches today 24.03.
New day, new luck – at the Masters in Miami, it’s still all about getting through the 1st round in the men’s and women’s matches this Thursday. From the German point of view, we have already been provided with light and shadow.
The women, however, are already a step ahead, some of them are already dueling in round 2. Angelique Kerber also enters the tournament today, but against an immensely difficult opponent.
Those who are waiting for Alexander Zverev’s appearance will have to wait a little longer, his start has been delayed until Friday. But some of his teammates have to show today that they can be relied on.
The first matches will start in the afternoon and continue into the night. If we look at the match schedule from the perspective of Central European Summer Time, there is absolutely nothing to complain about.
Tennis tips today – 24.03.2022 preview
It’s not just the German players who are making Thursday exciting. Between Sebastian Korda and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina a match rises right at the beginning in which both would have deserved to progress.
Then it will be shown what Jan-Lennard Struff is capable of. His opponent Pedro Martinez is favoured, so Struff will have to play his best tennis to get through to the next round.
Daniel Altmaier is ranked 100 places ahead of his opponent J.J. Wolf and is still the slight underdog! In a match in which both players are currently in great form, things are likely to get particularly heated.
Once again, Germany’s hopes rest on Angelique Kerber in the women’s singles. She had a walk-through at first, but now she has to play Naomi Osaka. The Japanese is the favourite, but she is also a little weak at the moment.
Marton Fucsovics and Marcos Giron are, according to the bookmakers, on roughly the same level. But only one of them can advance, and the bookmakers are counting more on the Hungarian.
Tennis tips today broadcast: Where are the matches on 24.03.?
Where can I watch the Miami Open? Pay-TV channel Sky is allowed to broadcast all the matches, and there is no shortage of background information either here or via SkyGo. For the women, however, you have to switch to the global streaming channel Tennis Channel, which is subject to a fee.
Tennis tips today 24.03.: Sebastian Korda – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (17:00)
Sebastian Korda is looking to play his way further up the world rankings this year. The young American has only ever failed to beat top stars in recent tournaments, and almost brought Rafael Nadal to his knees in Indian Wells.
At almost six feet, he wants to benefit from his serve again in the 1st round in Miami. His debut at the Masters last year took him all the way to the quarter-finals, where he narrowly failed to beat Andrey Rublev.
Which is probably why he is favourite on Thursday. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, however, should not be underestimated. The Spaniard has been just as convincing in recent weeks and, like Korda, has only lost to top stars.
It will be a duel of the young stars when the 21-year-old Korda meets the 22-year-old Fokina. With odds of 1.40 to 3.00, the bookmakers have positioned themselves surprisingly clearly. Perhaps a little too clear?
Our expert tip: 2:1 Korda
Tennis tips today 24.03.: Pedro Martinez vs Jan-Lennard Struff (17:20)
Will this USA trip be successful for Jan-Lennard Struff after all? The last few weeks definitely weren’t. In Indian Wells he failed in round 1 to John Millman, in Phoenix it was over after the first match against Mats Moraing.
In fact, there has not been a tournament this year in which the German has been able to overcome the opening hurdle. Even at the Davis Cup, he lost his singles match against the Brazilian Thiago Monteiro, which fortunately did not matter in the end.
His opposite number, Pedro Martinez, is coping much better with 2022. He took the title in Santiago de Chile, and the opponents he lost to in the other tournaments were all strong.
By the way, the only direct duel took place at the US Open 2020. In the first round, Struff won clearly in three sets, such a clear success on Thursday would be surprising in the underdog role.
Our Expert Tip: Over 20.5 Games
Tennis tips today 24.03: Daniel Altmaier – J.J. Wolf (17:20 h)
So while Struff couldn’t really convince, someone else stepped into the breach. Daniel Altmaier wants to continue his run in Miami. The 23-year-old played his way to the final in Phoenix, losing only narrowly to Denis Kudla.
Altmaier had already attracted attention at the previous tournaments and stood out with his fierce, close results. Nevertheless: He is the clear underdog in his current round.
And that despite the fact that his opponent J.J. Wolf is far behind him in the world rankings. The American is, unfortunately from a German point of view, also in top form. He easily got through the Miami qualifying.
In Phoenix, he almost met Altmaier, but failed to beat the eventual winner Denis Kudla shortly before. Even Roberto Bautista Agut had big problems against the young man a few weeks ago.
Our Expert Tip: Victory Altmaier
Tennis tips today 24.03.: Naomi Osaka – Angelique Kerber (18:20 Uhr)
First a walk-through and then the big duel, can that go well? Angelique Kerber is rested, but will now face Naomi Osaka. But with a record of 4:1, does that really scare her?
The German goes into the match as the underdog, even though Osaka is really not in the best of shape. After many injuries, breaks and psychological problems, the former world No. 1 has survived her first round.
But her 6-3, 6-4 win over Astra Sharma showed that she is far from being back to her old self. In Indian Wells she had already failed in round 2, it was her comeback after the equally disappointing Australian Open.
By the way, neither Kerber nor Osaka have reached a final in Miami so far, the last direct duel between the two was more than three years ago.
Our Expert Tip: Win Osaka
Tennis tips today 24.03.: Marton Fucsovics – Marcos Giron (19:50)
The number 55 meets the number 52, who should you favour? Marton Fucsovics wants to finally cheer again after his first round defeats in Dubai and Indian Wells, but with Denis Shapovalov and Mackenzie Mcdonald he had no easy opponents either.
Last year’s 3rd round in Miami is his best result so far, but he also received a walk-through right at the beginning. There is no doubt that Marcos Giron is not a walk-over.
The American showed himself very strong in Abierto, where he beat Pablo Carreno Busta and was also not completely without a chance against Stefanos Tsitsipas. However, he was eliminated directly against Lorenzo Musetti in Indian Wells.
The two opponents have never played each other and the bookmakers have the Hungarian slightly in front. By the way, Giron survived the first round of Miami against the world number 53 in 2021. Fucsovics is now ranked 55th, is that a good omen?
Our Expert Tip: Win Fucsovics
Tennis tips tonight 25.03: Anett Kontaveit – Ann Li (01:00)
Tonight, a top-class “roller coaster rider” enters the tournament action with Anett Kontaveit. A place in the final in Doha, a second-round exit in Indian Wells – which side of the world number 7 will we see in the duel with Ann Li?
The bookies are unanimous: the Estonian is the heavy favourite with betting odds of around 1.20. A duel with the US American is new territory, but a glance at the WTA ranking makes the starting position clear.
As number 65, Li Na is 58 ranks lower than the Kontaveit. Therefore, our prediction is clear.
Our expert tip: Win Kontaveit 2:0
Tennis tips tonight 25.03: Federico Delbonis – Andy Murray (01:00)
In the men’s singles, Federico Delbonis and Andy Murray battle it out in the night session. If it’s true that you don’t need as much sleep when you get older, then we can expect an exciting match. The duel will be an over-30 match, because Delbonis is 31, Murray three years older.
The Italian is almost 50 places ahead of the Brit in the ATP rankings, but his 85th place is quite impressive due to his injury and comeback history.
After all, Murray was already outside the top 200 and close to ending his career. In Miami, he is in the mix thanks to a wildcard.
Still, she is the clear underdog against Iga Swiatek at 4.20 to 1.15. The Pole, 16 years younger than her opponent, has also reached her first quarter-final at the AO. That’s why she won the French Open in 2020.
It should be mentioned, however, that Delbonis is ranked 38th in the world. However, he last lost outright to Nick Kyrgios a fortnight ago.
Delbonis won his only meeting with Murray six years ago by a narrow margin of 6:4, 6:7 and 7:6.
36 games, a similarly long match is certainly not to be expected. With Delbonis on a 13-match winless streak on outdoor hard courts and Murray having lost just one of seven first-round matches this year, there should be no doubt that the Brit will progress quickly.
Our Expert Tip: Under 20.5 Games
