Miami Open Betting Tips: Tournament Preview

The US Spring Hard Court season is in full flow as the Miami Open gets underway following on from a dramatic week in Indian Wells in both the male and female game. Check out our top Miami Open betting tips and predictions.

 

Tournament History

The Miami Open (or Miami Masters) is one of the premiere events on both the ATP and WTA Tours and it has been one of the flagship events outside of the Grand Slams for 35 years. 2019 sees the event move from Crandon Park in Key Biscayne to the purpose-built Hard Rock Stadium in downtown Miami – adding to the prestige associated with one of the biggest events in the calendar.

 

Format

The Miami Open hosts one of the biggest fields in professional tennis (outside of the Grand Slams) with 96 players making up the star-studded field. There are 12 qualifiers and 5 wild cards in both the male and female draws and each match is played over the best of three tie-break sets.

 

Venue

The Hard Rock Stadium in Miami is the new permanent home of the Miami Masters and the state-of-the-art facility promises to be an integral part of tennis in Florida for the players of the future – with 29 courts on-site.

 

Dates

Friday 22^nd March 2019 – Sunday 31^st March 2019.

 

Previous Winners (Men’s)

With a 35 year history to draw upon, the Miami Masters has a decorated list of winners on the ATP Tour. Andre Agassi was very much the man to beat in the late 1990s and early 2000’s and his 6 tournament wins has only been matched by all-conquering Serb Novak Djokovic. Legends of the game Pete Sampras and Roger Federer have both picked up the prestigious trophy on three occasions whilst Andy Murray and his former coach Ivan Lendl has won it twice.

 

Previous Winners (Women’s)

Similarly, the biggest names in women’s tennis over the past 35 years have peppered the winning roll call with Serena Williams topping the tree with a staggering 8 tournament triumphs. Next in line is Steffi Graf who has one less tournament win than her husband Andre Agassi with 5. Venus Williams meanwhile has picked up 3 trophies as has former World Number 1 Victoria Azarenka.

2019 Tournament Preview

Men’s: 

The prospect of the next generation taking over on the ATP Tour looks more realistic than ever following Dominic Thiem’s Indian Wells triumph last week. Novak Djokovic will be (as always) the man to beat whilst Roger Federer and Milos Raonic enjoyed excellent runs in California last week. Potential upstarts in the game Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Karen Khachanov will also be keen to make an impact on the big stage here.

 

Women’s:

The WTA Tour was thrown wide open last week with Bianca Andresscu’s wild-card win in Indian Wells. The teenager will be thrust back into the spotlight here in Miami with the likes of Serena Williams, Simona Halep, Sloane Stephens and Naomi Osaka all likely to be fit and firing in Florida. Elsewhere, Angelique Kerber’s run to the final last week in Indian Wells will fill her with confidence whilst Elina Svitolina shouldn’t be discarded either.