The round of 128 of the Miami Open Masters had a flair for the dramatic on Wednesday at Hard Rock Stadium.
First, Serena Williams and Roger Federer participated in an official ribbon cutting at the stadium, commemorating the tournament's first year playing at the venue.
We made official today, cutting the 🎀 on our new home at @HardRockStadium. #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/7IsKbq41dj
- Miami Open (@MiamiOpen) March 20, 2019
Once the action actually got underway, a scary scene unfolded. Spaniard Nicola Kuhn collapsed during the third set of his match against German Alexander Zverev because of crippling cramping, and he was forced to retire.
Tennis can be a BRUTAL sport 😥
2hrs+ into his match with Mischa Zverev, Nicola Kuhn collapses with cramp... Get better soon, Nicola 🙏#MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/2psBLAyTre
- Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 20, 2019
Meanwhile, one men's opening match was scratched after Tomas Berdych pulled out. On the women's side, it was mostly business as usual for the likes of Victoria Azarenka and Yulia Putintseva. Play was canceled for the night prematurely because of heavy rain, leaving several matches unresolved.
Below is a look at Wednesday's results and a recap, as well as a link to Thursday's updated schedule.
Men's Scores
Federico Delbonis def. Peter Gojowczyk, 6-4, 6-2
Roberto Carballes def. Denis Kudla, 6-1, 6-2
Guido Andreozzi def. Mikhail Kukushkin, 7-6 (3), 6-4
Janko Tipsarevic def. Bradley Klahn, 6-3, 6-3
Mischa Zverev def. Nicola Kuhn, 4-6, 7-5, 2-2 (retired)
Hubert Hurkacz def. Matteo Berrettini, 6-4, 6-3
Thomas Fabbiano vs. Ilya Ivashka, 4-6, 3-0 (postponed)
Jeremy Chardy vs. Nicolas Jarry (postponed)
Marius Copil vs. Albert Ramos-Vinolas (postponed)
Maximilian Marterer vs. Taylor Fritz (postponed)
Bernard Tomic vs. Tomas Berdych (canceled)
Women's Scores
Victoria Azarenka def. Dominika Cibulkova, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Sara Sorribes Tormo def. Aleksandra Krunic, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
Maria Sakkari def. Olga Danilovic, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Yulia Putintseva def. Kirsten Flipkens, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
Amanda Anisimova def. Andrea Petkovic, 6-4, 6-3
Katerina Siniakova def. Saisai Zheng, 6-3, 6-1
Magdalena Rybarikova def. Natalia Vikhlyantseva, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4)
Marketa Vondrousova def. Barbora Strycova, 6-3, 6-2
Samantha Stosur def. Evgeniya Rodina, 6-4, 6-2
Pauline Parmentier def. Margarita Gasparyan, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4)
Dayana Yastremska def. Ekaterina Alexandrova, 6-3, 6-2
Xiyu Wang def. Monica Puig, 6-3, 6-1
Ajla Tomljanovic vs. Anna-Lena Friedsam, 4-6 (postponed)
Petra Martic vs. Shuai Zhang, 2-0 (postponed)
Viktoria Kuzmova vs. Daria Gavrilova (postponed)
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs. Tatjana Maria (postponed)
Ons Jabeur vs. Alison Van Uytvanck (postponed)
Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Bianca Andreescu (postponed)
View ticket information regarding the rainouts and Thursday's full schedule, as well as updated men's and women's brackets at the Miami Open's official website.
