Miami Open 2025 Day 4 Recap - The Player Lounge

Day four at the Miami Open turned the draw up and down, with Indian Wells finalists Jack Draper and Holger Rune who both crashed at the first obstacle.

They were not the only high-profile names that fall-Andrey Rublev, Ben Shelton, Ugo Humbert, Alexei Popyrin and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard stumbled into their more open and left the upper half of the draw wide open.

There were also some scheduling controversy, where Fonseca was moved to the Stadium Court at the last minute

Check the highlights of Jakub Mensik’s tiebreak masterclass, Coleman Wong’s breakthrough, Zizou Berg’s upset and Alexander Zverev’s solid start below.

Day three 2025 Miami open round of 64 results

Winner	Loser	Results line
Alexander Zverev (1)	Jacob Fearnley (Q)	6-2 6-4
Jordan Thompson	Giovanni Mpeshi Perricard (28)	7-6 (4) 7-6 (1)
Arthur Fils (17)	Gabriel Dialo (LL)	6-4 2-3 (RET)
Frances tiafoe (16)	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	7-5 7-6 (5)
Reilly Opelka (PR)	Holger Rune (11)	4-6 6-3 7-6 (5)
Tomas Machac (20)	Matte Arnaldi	6-2 1-6 6-3
Roman	Alexei Popryin (25)	6-7 (4) 6-3 7-5
Jakub fascinates	Jack Draper (6)	7-6 (2) 7-6 (3)
Taylor Fritz (3)	Lorenzo Sonego	7-6 (2) 6-3
Denis Shapovalov (27)	Thiago Agustin Trante (Q)	6-3 6-7 (1) 7-6 (3)
Adam Walton (LL)	Luciano Däri	6-4 6-4
Coleman Wong (WC)	Ben Shelton (13)	7-6 (3) 2-6 7-6 (5)
Alex de Minaur	Yunchaokete bu	6-4 6-4
Joao Fonseca	Ugo Humbert (19)	6-4 6-3
Matteo Berrettini (29)	Hugo Gaston (LL)	4-6 6-3 6-3
Zizou Bergs	Andrey Rublev (8)	7-5 6-4

Menik Downs Draper

Jakub Mensik took Jack Drapers six-match winning line on Saturday and delivered a crucial 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3).

Draper’s heavy games shine through his Indian Wells title run, but he struggled to find a way through Mensik, which surpassed the British with two razors.

Mensik seems to raise its level to the top 10 opposition, and he now has a 6-5 record. The Czech Republic broke down 21 ESS, including four in the first tiebreaker.

Mensik is now facing Roman Safulin, a 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-5 comeback winners over Alexei Popyrin.

The most important thing today was the service, that was the key. I knew in the second set, it would be tough at 30/30 moments and in tie-break, so I was just trying to stay focused. I am super happy that I kept focus to the end. Hopefully I will continue to rise as I am. It’s my first [full] Years on the ATP tour, so I just enjoy every moment to play against these top guys. Jack has played tremendously in recent weeks, the months. I knew it was an opportunity for me, so I took it. Mensik on its victory over Draper.

Zverev makes a solid start

Sascha Zverev has not been in top form since his Australian Open Final defeat, but he started Miami with a leading 6-2, 6-4 victory over Jacob Fearnley.

German’s success over the past year or so has largely been thanks to his improved serving. He made 42 out of 47 first earns and reminded everyone, which is why he is a perennial threat when that shot clicks.

Fearnley, now stuck in the top 100, has an aggressive, driven game, but Zverev snuff it out cold with his metronomic baseline game.

Next up: Jordan Thompson, who fought past Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1).

I am generally satisfied with my level today. In Indian Wells it was very different, so I hope I can continue to play this way and have a fantastic week here. I have generally served poorly, especially after the Australian Open. It’s a shot I’ve been working on since Indian Wells; I had more than two weeks since I lost early there … Of course I am happy with the victory today, but hopefully this is just the beginning of the tournament, and hopefully I can go deep here. Zverev on his winnings.

Other matches of notes

Coleman Wong’s dramatic victory over the 13th seed Shelton was another great story a day. Wong’s resistance in a match without any breaks until the second set showed his major step measurement. Shelton made several gestures that Miami “was his court”, but Wong got the job done and left the American with an egg on his face. He will meet Adam Walton Next, who silently took out Luciano Däri.

Zizou Bergs produced a top performance against the fighting ruler. Berg’s dictated games with aggressive baseline that met to secure his first top 10 victory. He will meet Alex de Minaur Next, who advanced with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Yunchaokete Bu.

After his debut -victory over the student Tien, Fonseca continued to impress, beat 27 forehand winners and won 22 out of 31 Net points in his victory over Ugo Humbert. He will meet Matteo Berrettini Next, who fought past Hugo Gaston 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Reilly Opelka upset 11th seed Rune in a third set of tiebreak. Opelka fired 14 aces and dressed the match in a tense switch. Rune looked back to his old self and showed frustration when he failed to counteract Opelka’s firepower. Opelka is now facing Tomas Machac, who defeated Matteo Arnaldi 6-2, 1-6, 6-3.