Former champion Daniil Medvedev gets his 2025 ATP Miami Open campaign underway on Friday. Last year’s finalist, Grigor Dimitrov, will also take to the court despite picking up a thumb injury in Indian Wells this past week. The pair will be among a slew of seeded players in action, but who will reach the next round?<\/p>\n
Head-to-head:<\/strong> Halys 1-0 Musetti<\/p>\n It’s unclear whether Musetti’s medical timeout in Indian Wells has anything to do with his calf injury in South America. But the Italian was involved in a high-quality third-round match against Arthur Fils. He spurned a match point in a three-set defeat. His opening match in Miami is unlikely to be physical. Halys is a big server that looks at end points much quicker. That might still benefit Musetti, who has a more varied game.<\/p>\n Prediction: Musetti in 3<\/em><\/p>\n Head-to-head:<\/strong> Muller 2-0 Cerundolo<\/p>\n Muller demolished Cerundolo in their only previous hard-court meeting in Auckland last season. And when they met on clay in Rio a few weeks ago, the result was the same. However, fatigue was an obvious limiting factor, considering Cerundolo had played a full week in Buenos Aires before that. He’ll be more prepared in their third meeting, although he must come up with his trademark pacey shots to temper Muller’s bursts of creativity.<\/p>\n Prediction: Cerundolo in 3<\/em><\/p>\nFrancisco Cerundolo vs Alexandre Muller<\/h4>\n