Naomi Osaka and Daniil Medvedev will play their opening match at the Miami Open on Friday. Both players are widely considered as the hot favorites to win the trophy in South Florida. Osaka is scheduled to play on the Grandstand at 1 pm while Daniil will play soon after her match on the same court.
Naomi Osaka
Currently the world no.2, Osaka will face Ajla Tomljanovic in her opening match.
Naomi Osaka and Ajla Tomljanovic have never clashed against each other.
Osaka played her last match on the 20th of February when she overcame Jennifer Brady 6-4 6-3 in the final of the Australian Open to win her 7th career title.
Until now, during this year, Osaka has managed to achieve a 10-0 record. Naomi conquered 1 title at the Australian Open.
Tomljanovic in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.77, Tomljanovic owns a compiled 4-5 record in 2021. Tomljanovic is now having a run in Miami where she toppled Anastasia Potapova 7-5 6-0.
Ajla Tomljanovic will take on Osaka in the 2nd round. In the past, they have never competed against each other until now on the main tour.
Daniil Medvedev in 2021
Now ranked no.2 (career-high), Daniil will be opposed to Yen-Hsun Lu that accessed the main draw with a protected rank.
Daniil Medvedev and Yen-Hsun Lu played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Medvedev. When they played, Daniil Medvedev won 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in Chennai (Aircel Chennai Open) in January 2017.
Daniil played his last match on the 14th of March when he beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4 in the final in Marseille to win his 10th career title.
At the moment, during this season Daniil has a 14-2 win-loss record. Daniil has won 1 title in Marseille. The Russian was the finalist at the Australian Open.
Lu in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Lu has managed to achieve a compiled 1-2 win-loss record in 2021. The Chinese is participating in Miami where he defeated Sam Querrey 6-3 6-4.
