Miami Open Week 2: What's happening on Friday?
Mar 27, 2026
The men’s semifinals are set after dominant performances by the top two remaining seeds on Thursday.
No. 2 seed Jannik Sinner eased past Frances Tiafoe, and No. 3 Alexander Zverev was a quick winner over Francisco Cerundolo.
In women’s action, Coco Gauff moved into her first Miami final with a decisive win over Karolina Muchova. Defending champion and world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka ousted world No. 2 Elena Rybakina. Sabalenka has won 11 matches in a row in Miami without dropping a set
Friday features the men’s semifinals with 24-year-old Jiri Lehecka taking on 21-year-old Arthur Fils in the day session. Fils, who will appear in his first Masters 1000 semifinal, just beat Lehecka in Doha last month.
At night, 2024 champion Jannik Sinner will face Alexander Zverev. Sinner leads 7-4 in career meetings and has won their last six matches.
The men’s and women’s doubles semifinals will also be played on Friday, as well as the Miami Open WT500 wheelchair finals.
Coco Gauff will take the court against Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday’s final at 3:00 pm.
ORDER OF PLAY - Friday, March 27, 2026
Stadium - start 1:00 PM
WTA - [2] Katerina Siniakova (Czechia) / Taylor Townsend (USA) vs [3] Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) / Luisa Stefani (Brazil)
Not before 3:00 PM
ATP - [21] Jiri Lehecka (Czechia) vs [28] Arthur Fils (France)
Night Session - Not Before 7:00 PM
ATP - [2] Jannik Sinner (Italy) vs [3] Alexander Zverev (Germany)
Not before 8:00 PM
WTA - [1] Sara Errani (Italy) / Jasmine Paolini (Italy) vs [4] Elise Mertens (Belgium) / Shuai Zhang (China)
Grandstand - start 1:00 PM
ATP - [1] Marcel Granollers (Spain) / Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) vs [4] Harri Heliovaara (Finland) / Henry Patten (Great Britain)
ATP - [7] Simone Bolelli (Italy) / Andrea Vavassori (Italy) vs Sander Arends (Netherlands) / John-Patrick Smith (Australia)
Butch Buchholz - start 1:00 PM
Wheelchair - [1] Tokito Oda (Japan) vs Alfie Hewett (Great Britain)
Wheelchair - Lizzy De Greef (Netherlands) vs [1] Aniek Van Koot (Netherlands)
Not before 3:00 PM
Wheelchair - [1] Alfie Hewett (Great Britain) / Gordon Reid (Great Britain) vs [2] Daniel Caverzaschi (Spain) / Martin De La Puente (Spain)
Not before 5:00 PM
Wheelchair - [1] Angelica Bernal (Columbia) / Zhenzhen Zhu (China) vs Ksenia Chasteau (France) / Lizzy De Greef (Netherlands)
RESULTS
Thursday, March 26, 2026
WTA Singles Semifinals
[4] Coco Gauff (USA) d [13] Karolina Muchova (Czechia) 61 61
[1] Aryna Sabalenka d [3] Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) 64 63
ATP Singles Quarterfinals
[2] Jannik Sinner (Italy) d [19] Frances Tiafoe (USA) 62 62
[3] Alexander Zverev (Germany) d Francisco Cerundolo (Argentina) 61 62
ATP Doubles Quarterfinals
[1] Marcel Granollers (Spain) / Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) d [8] Hugo Nys (Monaco) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) 63 76(3)
[4] Harri Heliovaara (Finland) / Henry Patten (Great Britain) d [5] Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador) / Mate Pavic (Croatia) 63 64
Sander Arends (Netherlands) / John-Patrick Smith (Australia) d Austin Krajicek (USA) / Nikola Mektic (Croatia) 46 63 10-8
Wheelchair Women’s Singles Semifinals
[1] Aniek Van Koot (Netherlands) d Zhenzhen Zhu (China) 64 62
Lizzy De Greef (Netherlands) d Ksenia Chasteau (France) 64 61
Wheelchair Men’s Singles Semifinals
[1] Tokito Oda (Japan) d Gordon Reid (Great Britain) 61 75
Alfie Hewett (Great Britain) d Gustavo Fernandez (Argentina) 63 64
Wheelchair Women’s Doubles Semifinals
[1] Angelica Bernal (Columbia) / Zhenzhen Zhu (China) d Kgothatso Montjane (South Africa) / Maylee Phelps (USA) walkover
Ksenia Chasteau (France) / Lizzy De Greef (Netherlands) d [2] Lucy Shuker (Great Britain) / Aniek Van Koot (Netherlands) 61 61
Wheelchair Men’s Doubles Semifinals
[1] Alfie Hewett (Great Britain) / Gordon Reid (Great Britain) d Gustavo Fernández (Argentina) / Tokito Oda (Japan) 36 63 10-4
[2] Daniel Caverzaschi (Spain) / Martin De La Puente (Spain) d Charlie Cooper (USA) / Casey Ratzlaff (USA) 63 60
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