Miami Open — rain chaos
Heavy rain has repeatedly disrupted the Miami Open order of play, forcing organisers to reshuffle matches as the tournament tries to catch up during its March 17–29 window. (ticotimes.net) The men’s singles main draw officially kicked off March 18 with Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas making their Miami debuts — and organisers even left Fonseca off opening day, a scheduling surprise. (puntodebreak.com) (sportingnews.com).
All first‑round matches scheduled for Wednesday, March 18 were cancelled outright and tournament officials said the affected matches would be rescheduled. (channelnewsasia.com) The event’s “Free Opening Day” on March 15 wiped out practice sessions and all 24 scheduled women’s qualifying matches, leaving organisers to rebook qualifiers and squeeze practice time into the week. (totalapexsports.com) Organisers published a stacked Thursday, March 19 order that lists 24 ATP matches across six courts, with courts opening from 10:00 a.m. local and Grandstand/Butch Buchholz/Court 1 set to begin at 11:00 a.m. and Stadium at 12:00 p.m. to catch up on lost play. (atptour.com) João Fonseca’s first‑round meeting with Fábián Marozsán was moved to March 19, with the winner scheduled to meet World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz on March 20 after organisers said the Stadium would be unavailable for matches on March 18. (sports.yahoo.com) High‑profile matchups originally pencilled into night sessions — including Venus Williams vs. Francesca Jones and Matteo Berrettini vs. Alexandre Müller — were removed from the Grandstand chart after the court was declared unplayable by officials. (profootballnetwork.com)
