Cori Gauff, Madison Keys, Sebastian Korda and Bjorn Fratangelo are the 4 American players scheduled to play on Thursday at the Miami Open on the main court (Grandstand).
Madison Keys will start the day at the Grandstand taking on Ana Konjuh from Croatia at 11 am. Madison and Ana have never played each other so far. The prediction is Madison winning in straight sets.
Staying on the WTA draw, the last match of the day (not before 8.30 pm) at the Grandstand will feature Coco Gauff facing an always dangerous Anastasija Sevastova. The Latvian beat Coco in the 1st round of the 2020 US Open. Coco will seek revenge for that. The prediction is Coco winning in 2 sets.
On the men’s side, at 7 pm, 20-year-old Sebastian Korda will try to have a good run in the home tournament. He will face Radu Albot in the first round. This will be the first time that they will face each other. The prediction is Korda in 3 sets.
World no.233 Bjorn Fratangelo earned his right to play in the Miami Open main draw coming from the qualifications. As the second match of the day on the Grandstand, he will face Fernando Verdasco. The prediction is the American winning in 2 sets.
Cori Gauff in 2021
Currently ranked no.36, the American played her last match on the 11th of March when she lost to Jil Belen Teichmann 6-3 6-3 in the quarter in Dubai (draw).
This season the American has a 11-5 win-loss record. Cori Gauff’s most significant result of the present season was reaching the semifinal in Adelaide.
Madison Keys in 2021
Currently the world no.19, Keys played her last match on the 9th of March when she lost to Anastasia Potapova 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in Dubai (draw).
Currently, during this season Keys achieved a composed 2-2 win-loss record.
Cori Gauff and Madison Keys have never clashed against each other.
Sebastian Korda in 2021
Ranked world no.87 (career-high), Korda played his last match on the 17th of March when he was overcome by Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Acapulco (draw).
At the moment, during this season Korda has a 11-4 win-loss record. This year, Sebastian conquered 1 tournament in the Quimper Challenger. Korda was the runner-up in Delray Beach.
Fratangelo in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.233, Bjorn has a 10-3 record in 2021. The American is currently playing in Miami where he bested Dmitry Popko 7-5 6-2 and Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-0 6-1.
Bjorn Fratangelo will face Verdasco in the 1st round. In the past, they have never played each other till now in top competitions.
The American has won 1 title in 2021 in the Cleveland Challenger.
Sebastian Korda and Bjorn Fratangelo have never played each other so far on the main tour.
