MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Dozens of the world’s top tennis players have descended on South Florida for The Miami Open, a 15-day professional tournament in its 41st year. The campus had some upgrades.
The 98 men and 93 women are taking over 27 outdoor hard courts in Miami Gardens — including a 5,000-seat court and a 13,800-seat court inside the Hard Rock Stadium, the tournament’s home since 2019.
Sunday had some challenges. Novak Djokovic, a six-time Miami Open winner, pulled out with a right shoulder injury. Rain prompted organizers to cancel all 24 qualifying matches and practices.
“We had thousands of people on the grounds waiting around and still got to experience the festival-like atmosphere even when it was raining,” said James Blake, the tournament’s director.
The campus, which includes shops and pop-up restaurants and bars with more shaded areas than last year, also has the new Publix Padel Park, a racket sport experience between matches.
For the first time, the tournament welcomed the Pro Padel League’s 10 teams from across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to compete. Jaime Fermosell, a professional padel player born in Spain, was excited.
“To have this facility here is amazing,” Fermosell said.
All-day campus access opens at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. The main-draw matches were set to begin at 11 a.m., and the stadium court opens at 6 p.m. with the first featured match at 7 p.m.
After the singles’ first round on Tuesday and Wednesday, the second round will be on Thursday and Friday, and the third round on Saturday and Sunday.
The singles fourth round will be on March 23, the quarterfinals on March 24-25, and the semifinals on March 26.
The men’s doubles final and the women’s singles final will be on March 28. The campus opens at 11 a.m., and the matches begin at 12:30 p.m.
The women’s doubles final and the men’s singles final are on March 29, the last day of the tournament. The campus opens at 11 a.m., and the matches begin at 12:30 p.m.
Late rounds multi-session packages and parking passes were available on Monday afternoon. For more information about the tournament’s schedule and tickets, visit this page.
THE PRIZES
The tournament is part of the ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 circuits
Winner: $1,151,380
Runner-up: $612,340
Semifinal: $340,190
Quarterfinal: $193,645
Fourth round: $105,720
Third round: $61,865
Second round: $36,110
First round: $24,335
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