Overview
- Reilly Opelka defeated 25th seed Jack Draper 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-0) in 93 minutes to reach the Miami Open third round.
- The 6ft 11in American tallied 25 aces and 47 winners, with no breaks of serve as both sets were settled in tiebreaks.
- Draper, back after roughly eight months out and coming off an Indian Wells quarter-final, said he was disappointed but praised Opelka’s level.
- The loss puts Draper at risk of further ranking slippage after he relinquished the British No. 1 spot to Cameron Norrie this week.
- Persistent rain disrupted the event’s schedule, as Ethan Quinn upset Casper Ruud and Katie Boulter advanced when Clara Tauson retired injured.