At the Miami Open, the stars haven't only been found playing on the courts at Hard Rock Stadium.

The fans in the stands have been equally famous, with recognizable faces like Jimmy Butler, Ronaldo, Jon Bon Jovi, Pusha T and Neymar spotted among those watching the action.

Early on during the 10-day event, the Brazilian soccer great met Gael Monfils, who dubbed him "a legend," while the equally-iconicc musician met Ben Shelton—and dubbed the young American among his favorite players to watch in an interview with the ATP website.

“It's always crazy whenever you get to meet a legend in whatever field they are in. So it was cool to meet him and realise how down to earth he is,” Shelton told the ATP's Andrew Eichenholz. “He gave me a few good pointers, advice just on life and being out here as a professional. Creation of ideas, that type of thing.

“He is just an awesome guy to meet. Really cool that he took the time to come out.”

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On the topics of music and soccer, rapper Pusha T and another Brazilian legend on the pitch, Neymar, were also photographed at the tournament: the former, with American Frances Tiafoe, and the latter, among those eager to catch a glimpse of Carlos Alcaraz in action.

Neymar joined noted tennis fan Butler, who was a staple at last summer's US Open, in watching Alcaraz's 6-2, 6-4 third-round victory over Monfils, before the trio linked up after the match.

While Alcaraz confessed that he normally doesn't know in advance if any famous fans will be in the house to watch him, in the 305, he got a little advanced warning in a pre-match chat with Neymar—and that it might've influenced his play.

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"Seeing them watching my game, obviously it's, let's say, some motivation for me just to raise the level, try to make them enjoy watching my game," he later told reporters.

"That's all I was thinking about, but I obviously had to be focused on the match. I had to bring my own tennis to the match, and I think I did it pretty well. Hopefully they enjoyed."