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The winner of this match will play No. 26 seed Jiri Lehecka, who has a first-round bye. Monfils is making his 13th appearance at the Miami Open; Marozsan, a 2024 quarterfinalist, is making his second.

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MATCH POINT: Gael Monfils edges Sebastian Korda in two Indian Wells tiebreaks

Miami Open Match Preview

Monfils made his Miami Open debut—the tournament was held in Key Biscayne in those days—a full 20 years ago. Since then he has played it 15 times, amassed a 20-14 record, and made the quarterfinals twice. Even at 38, though, it doesn’t feel as if this will be his last trip to South Florida. The Frenchman has enjoyed something of a revival early in 2025, winning in Auckland, making the fourth round at the Australian Open and beating Sebastian Korda in two tiebreakers in Indian Wells.

He’ll lead off the men’s event in the main stadium on Wednesday against Marozsan, a 25-year-old Hungarian who is still best known for stunning Carlos Alcaraz in Rome in 2023, at a time when the Spaniard was in the middle of a scorching run of play. Two years later, Marozsan is ranked 59th and 8-7 on the season.

Even at 38, Monfils has the edge in athleticism, as well as experience, and he’ll surely have the crowd in Hard Rock Stadium on his side. But Marozsan won their only meeting, last year in Auckland, in a third-set tiebreaker. Monfils can never be completely trusted, even when he’s in solid form the way he is now. But this is his match to lose. Winner: MonfilsSteve Tignor

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Betting Odds

Monfils is a -250 moneyline favorite; Yastremska is a +190 underdog.

To win the first set, Monfils is -210 and Yastremska is +150

(Odds from BetMGM as of 9:45 a.m. ET on Wednesday, March 19.)

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