Andy Murray to face Dusan Lajovic in Miami Open first round, could meet Carlos Alcaraz in third round, Jack Draper out

Andy Murray will play Dusan Lajovic in the first round of the Miami Open and could meet world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in the third round. Two-time former champion Murray is playing the ATP Masters 1000 event for only the second time since 2016.

Ad Murray made the last 32 of Indian Wells last week before losing to fellow Brit Jack Draper, who has withdrawn from the Miami Open due to injury. ATP Indian WellsWhy 'human highlight reel' Alcaraz is exactly what tennis needs5 HOURS AGO This will be the first career meeting between Murray and world No. 76 Lajovic.

The winner will play 30th seed Maxime Cressy in the second round and could then face Alcaraz, who ended Daniil Medvedev’s 19-match winning streak to win Indian Wells and return to world No. 1. All 32 seeds get a first-round bye, so Alcaraz’s first match will be against Facundo Bagnis or a qualifier.

Alcaraz's path to completing the Sunshine Double could include a quarter-final against seventh seed Holger Rune and a semi-final against 10th seed Jannik Sinner for the second tournament in a row. Second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas could open against Richard Gasquet, while third seed Casper Ruud potentially faces Ilya Ivashka and could meet Alexander Zverev in the fourth round. Medvedev, who is up to world No.

5 after reaching the Indian Wells final, faces either Roberto Carballes Baena or Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the second round. Alcaraz is the defending champion in Miami and needs to win the title to stay as world No. 1 ahead of Novak Djokovic, who is not playing as he can’t travel to the United States due to being unvaccinated.