Miami Open 2025 Day 6 Recap

Day 6 of the 2025 Miami Open concluded the Spherical of 32 on the Laborious Rock Stadium, and it didn’t disappoint.

Monday’s matches featured sturdy performances from prime seeds like Alexander Zverev and Taylor Fritz, alongside a gritty comeback from Alex de Minaur in opposition to a energetic crowd favorite, Joao Fonseca.

Beneath is how the day unfolded, who’s transferring on in Miami, and choose highlights of the important thing clashes shaping the draw. 

Day Six 2025 Miami Open Spherical of 32 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Alexander Zverev (1)
Jordan Thompson
7-5 6-4

Arthur Fils (17)
Frances Tiafoe (16)
7-6(11) 5-7 6-2

Tomas Machac (20)
Reilly Opelka (PR)
7-6(1) 6-3

Jakub Mensik
Roman Safiullin
6-4 6-4

Taylor Fritz (3)
Denis Shapovalov (27)
7-5 6-3

Adam Walton (LL)
Coleman Wong (WC)
7-6(6) 4-6 6-4

Alex de Minaur (10)
Joao Fonseca
5-7 7-5 6-3

Matteo Berrettini (29)
Zizou Bergs
6-4 6-4

Zverev 

Alexander Zverev shook off a shaky begin to ebook his spot within the Miami Open fourth spherical after powering previous Jordan Thompson 7-5, 6-4 on Monday.

The highest seed turned the match on its head after a mid-match surge, successful eight of 9 video games from 1-4 down within the first set.

Thompson has some good wins on onerous courts, and he raced right into a 3-0 lead within the first set. However Zverev discovered his groove,

But once more, Zverev’s serve was key, and he ended proceedings with a 76% first-serve win price (32/42) and a 77% on second serves (10/13).

Jordan made it troublesome for me for positive. He’s a top quality participant. Whenever you’re in rhythm, he is aware of the way to break [it] a bit of bit. So he did extraordinarily nicely immediately. I’m pleased with my stage from 1-4 onwards, shedding only one recreation out of [the next] 9. Zverev on his win over Thommo.

De Minaur Foils Fonseca

Alex de Minaur received a gritty, lung-busting victory in opposition to Joao Fonseca on the Miami Open Monday, outlasting the Brazilian teen 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 in a Stadium court docket thriller with the raucous Brazilian crowd, turning it right into a Rio carnival.

After two hours and 31 minutes of pure baseline warfare, De Minaur sealed it with a cheeky digital camera lens scribble: ‘Rio Open :)’.

De Minaur can run all day, and what he lacks in firepower is his capability to get to a whole lot of balls with time to spare.

Within the first set, with the rating locked at 5-5, Fonseca roared to life, outlasting De Minaur in a brutal baseline rally to begin the sport; three break factors quickly adopted, and he cashed in on the second to nab the opener.

De Minaur hit again within the second, storming to 3-0 with rock-solid play as Fonseca’s serve went off the boil. Nonetheless, the Brazilian recovered and was capable of stage at 4-4 earlier than De Minaur broke when main 6-5 to seize the second set.

The tenth seed was rocked early within the decider, dropping serve within the opening recreation. Nonetheless, you not often see the Aussie fold (barring his matches in opposition to the elite), and he dug in, grinding out lengthy rallies, testing Fonseca’s legs, and flipping the script to grab six of the final seven video games.

Final evening, I believe we noticed why De Minaur struggles in opposition to the likes of Sinner, Alcaraz, and Djokovic, why he’s so good, and why anybody exterior the highest tier is in for a troublesome struggle.

Fonseca can produce elite tennis in spurts however isn’t fairly on the stage of the above three but, which is why he loved loads of success in opposition to De Minaur but additionally why De Minaur received the higher of him over three units. He’s tremendous strong, and except you’ll be able to play PlayStation tennis like Sinner, he’ll weasel his approach to the end line.

Subsequent up? Matteo Berrettini, the twenty ninth seed, who dispatched Zizou Bergs 6-4, 6-4. The Italian’s received a 2-1 edge of their H2H.

It was a hell of a battle. I knew coming in what to anticipate. Not solely is he an extremely proficient, harmful, explosive participant, however he’s enjoying with a lot confidence for the time being and the gang behind him. knew I used to be going to be up in opposition to it, and it was going to take each single ounce of me. I simply put my head down and set to work, so I’m very pleased with that win. I believe, finally, he’s a big-time participant, so he’s going to go for a lot of, many photographs that may not be a excessive share. However now he’s enjoying with a whole lot of confidence and making them. Earlier, he pulled off some nice backhands and hit some backhands [down the line]. That forehand is so harmful. I do know he’s nonetheless younger; he’s performed many matches in a row. If I may make this match bodily, I might have the next likelihood of it going my means. You possibly can go on the market, complain, get rattled, and do many alternative issues, however that received’t make it easier to win the tennis match. Finally, that’s what I informed myself, ‘It’s going to be a battle not solely in opposition to the participant, in opposition to the gang, simply put your head down and do the work and attempt to compete each single level. De Minaur on his win.

Different Matches of Notice

Arthur Fils took out Frances Tiafoe in a rollercoaster 7-6(11), 5-7, 6-2 win. Fils edged an insane first-set tiebreak—11-9 after saving set factors. Tiafoe saved two match factors within the second set earlier than levelling, but whereas he had the gang and an early break within the decider in opposition to a cramping Fils, he inexplicably misplaced 5 video games in a row as Fils received it 6-2.

Tomas Machac took down the giant-serving Reilly Opelka. The Czech smoked the primary set tiebreak 7-1, which is very spectacular in opposition to a server like that, and whereas Reilly’s bombs are again, Machac’s return recreation was the distinction.

Taylor Fritz powered previous Shapovalov 7-5, 6-3. The primary set was a scrap, with the Canadian breaking recovering from 2-5 to 5-5, however Fritz withstood Shapo’s flashes of brilliance and locked in for the victory.

Highlights

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