{"id":47926,"date":"2022-03-22T22:06:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T02:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=47926"},"modified":"2022-03-22T23:23:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T03:23:06","slug":"atp-miami-open-day-1-predictions-nakashima-kwon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/03\/22\/atp-miami-open-day-1-predictions-nakashima-kwon\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Miami Open Day 1 Predictions Including Brandon Nakashima vs Soonwoo Kwon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day 1 of the ATP Miami Masters in Key Biscayne, Florida features some blockbuster matches. As always, we are here at LWOT to share our thoughts on all the matches with you. Who do you think will win on the opening day of men&#8217;s play in South Florida? We predict every match on the day. With 16 matches, we split them between four articles. The other three articles feature <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/03\/22\/atp-miami-open-day-1-predictions-simon-draper\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Maxime Cressy vs Emil Ruusuvuori<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/03\/22\/atp-miami-day-1-predictions-gasquet-kokkinakis\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Richard Gasquet vs Thanasi Kokkinakis<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/03\/22\/atp-miami-open-day-1-predictions-kyrgios-mannarino\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Nick Kyrgios vs Adrian Mannarino<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Miami Open Day 1 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Mackenzie McDonald vs Dominik Koepfer<\/h4>\n<p>Koepfer is a fine enough player, though quite far removed from his <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/08\/31\/dominik-koepfers-unreal-journey-from-germany-to-the-us-open-via-tulane\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">impressive US Open run<\/a> a few years back. McDonald, meanwhile, hasn&#8217;t yet climbed to the ranks of the elite, but the talent is enormous and the game is slowly coming together.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: McDonald in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"W79UJIXGRyxvO3CYkYHegw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1239137273\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'W79UJIXGRyxvO3CYkYHegw',sig:'hrxJN2vvUToRkvBZnU5Zh2w3ZqSG83XdjW-MPuLD1AU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1239137273',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Roberto Carballes Baena vs David Goffin<\/h4>\n<p>There is no end in sight for David Goffin&#8217;s slump. He won two matches in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/03\/22\/denis-kudla-wins-the-most-stacked-challenger-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">last week&#8217;s Phoenix Challenger<\/a>, but he lost a set in each of them to players outside the Top 150. Carballes Baena is well inside the Top 150, and the Spaniard should have no trouble here.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Carballes Baena in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ONxibLNNSeh2JaYPKsNUEQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1384063725\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ONxibLNNSeh2JaYPKsNUEQ',sig:'q0_ItACc-WshTiwkn1KqAti2h1l_WAOqPfgQ42ld9og=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1384063725',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs Dusan Lajovic<\/h4>\n<p>Both Lajovic and Miomir Kecmanovic (more so Kecmanovic) have been playing very well since they had to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/01\/17\/lajovic-kecmanovic-dedicate-djokovic\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">take up Novak Djokovic&#8217;s mantle<\/a> when he was <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/01\/14\/novak-djokovic-deported-miss-australian-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">deported from the Australian Open<\/a>. Cerundolo <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/04\/26\/juan-manuel-cerundolo-cordoba-title-bad\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">won a title on clay<\/a> last year, but his game still needs tons of improvement on hard courts. This should be a rout.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Lajovic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"i2-2FDo6RbZtofGxY4MQOg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1238678510\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'i2-2FDo6RbZtofGxY4MQOg',sig:'mQSSewIfMXA1op182Fy9QRrVpLrNQaaBoOhifEHEeRo=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1238678510',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Brandon Nakashima vs Soonwoo Kwon<\/h4>\n<p>This should be a very fun matchup between two up-and-comers in the game. Kwon started his rise earlier, but Nakashima&#8217;s has definitely been faster. At the moment, both are currently playing like solid Top 60-80 players, which is what they both are right now. Kwon might be ranked higher, but the American is a tad more solid at the moment. This could definitely go either way, though.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Nakashima in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 1 of the ATP Miami Masters in Key Biscayne, Florida features some blockbuster matches. As always, we are here at LWOT to share our thoughts on all the matches with you. Who do you think will win on the opening day of men&#8217;s play in South Florida? We predict every match on the day. 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