Miami Open order of play day 5: Roger Federer starts campaign, Nick Kyrgios in action
ROGER FEDERER will begin the defence of his Miami Open title on Saturday evening.
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Federer, who beat Rafael Nadal in last year’s final, will face young Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis in the second round.
It will be the first time Federer and Kokkinakis had met and winner will face either Guillermo Garcia-Lopez or Fernando Verdasco in the next round.
On the main Stadium show court, Alexander Zverev opens play against Russian Daniil Medvedev and is followed by Simona Halep vs Agnieszka Radwanska.
Britain’s Kyle Walker is also in action against American Frances Tiafoe.
While Jamie Murray is in doubles action with partner Bruno Soares against Ryan Harrison and Max Mirnyi.
Roger Federer faces Thanasi Kokkinakis
Order of play - Saturday March 23
STADIUM - 15:00
[4] A. Zverev (GER) vs D. Medvedev (RUS)
Not Before 17:00
[1] S. Halep (ROU) vs [30] A. Radwanska (POL)
[1] R. Federer (SUI) vs [Q] T. Kokkinakis (AUS)
Not Before 21:00
[10] A. Kerber (GER) vs [23] A. Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)
Not Before 0:00 (Sunday)
[17] N. Kyrgios (AUS) vs D. Lajovic (SRB)
Not Before 01:30
[3] G. Muguruza (ESP) vs C. Mchale (USA)
GRANDSTAND - 15:00
S. Hsieh (TPE) vs [5] Ka. Pliskova (CZE)
[10] T. Berdych (CZE) vs [PR] Y. Nishioka (JPN)
[11] S. Querrey (USA) vs R. Albot (MDA)
M. Daniell (NZL) / D. Inglot (GBR) vs [4] B. Bryan (USA) / M. Bryan (USA)
Not Before 21:00
[Q] Y. Bhambri (IND) vs [8] J. Sock (USA)
COURT 1 - 15:00
D. Shapovalov (CAN) vs [24] D. Dzumhur (BIH)
F. Tiafoe (USA) vs [21] K. Edmund (GBR)
[20] A. Sevastova (LAT) vs [WC] V. Azarenka (BLR)
N. Basilashvili (GEO) vs [6] K. Anderson (RSA)
[Q] M. Niculescu (ROU) vs [13] S. Stephens (USA)
Simona Halep beat Oceane Dodin in the second round
COURT 2 - 15:00
C. Witthoeft (GER) vs Z. Diyas (KAZ)
E. Donskoy (RUS) vs [28] D. Ferrer (ESP)
G. Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs [31] F. Verdasco (ESP)
[WC] N. Kuhn (ESP) vs [15] F. Fognini (ITA)
[18] A. Mannarino (FRA) vs S. Johnson (USA)
COURT 7 - 15:00
[29] B. Coric (CRO) vs L. Mayer (ARG)
[32] K. Khachanov (RUS) vs M. Copil (ROU)
[Q] Y. Wang (CHN) vs [Q] A. Riske (USA)
D. Istomin (UZB) vs [16] P. Carreno Busta (ESP)
COURT 8 - 15:00
R. Harrison (USA) / M. Mirnyi (BLR) vs [6] J. Murray (GBR) / B. Soares (BRA)
B. McLachlan (JPN) / J. Struff (GER) vs [WC] M. Demoliner (BRA) / D. Nestor (CAN)
[3] O. Marach (AUT) / M. Pavic (CRO) vs F. Lopez (ESP) / M. Lopez (ESP)
H. Chung (KOR) / D. Shapovalov (CAN) vs D. Dzumhur (BIH) / F. Krajinovic (SRB)
J. Ostapenko (LAT) / A. Sevastova (LAT) vs [2] H. Chan (TPE) / L. Chan (TPE)
COURT 9 - 15:00
[7] I. Dodig (CRO) / R. Ram (USA) vs R. Klaasen (RSA) / M. Venus (NZL)
[PR] V. King (USA) / K. Srebotnik (SLO) vs R. Olaru (ROU) / O. Savchuk (UKR)
E. Mertens (BEL) / D. Schuurs (NED) vs [3] G. Dabrowski (CAN) / Y. Xu (CHN)
N. Kichenok (UKR) / An. Rodionova (AUS) vs [7] K. Bertens (NED) / J. Larsson (SWE)
COURT 10 - 19:00
M. Matkowski (POL) / A. Qureshi (PAK) vs L. Mayer (ARG) / D. Schwartzman (ARG)