By Aiberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, February 29, 2024

The Miami Open has injected main champions into the primary draw.

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu, former Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki and former US Open finalist Kei Nishikori have all obtained wild playing cards into subsequent month's Miami Open.

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The Miami Open is ready for March 17-Thirty first at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.

Spanning three a long time, Williams, age 43, Wozniacki, age 33 and Raducanu age 21, are at very totally different levels of their careers but are amongst the preferred gamers on the WTA, with achievements to match.

A 3-time champion in Miami, Venus Williams boasts a outstanding seven Grand Slam singles titles over her illustrious profession and has performed in a record-breaking 93 Grand Slam tournaments.

 Australian Open Champion Wozniacki, a finalist in Miami in 2017, returns for the primary time since 2019, having had a three-year break following the start of her two youngsters. After returning to competitors final August, she instantly impressed, reaching the fourth spherical on the 2023 US Open.

Raducanu, whose fairy-tale run on the 2021 US Open noticed her grow to be the primary champion within the open period to return by way of qualifying and declare victory with out dropping a single set, is eagerly anticipated to make her return after lacking a lot of the 2023 season on account of harm. Her promising begin to the present season follows an eight-month break.

Also making a welcome return from harm is the Japanese star, Nishikori, making his first aggressive begin since July 2023. Ranked as excessive as 4 on this planet in 2015, Nishikori has gained 12 ATP titles and was runner-up on the 2014 US Open making him the primary male participant representing an Asian nation to achieve a serious single remaining. Nishikori additionally gained the bronze medal on the 2016 Summer Olympics, delivering Japan’s first Olympic tennis medal in 96 years.

Known for its world-class fan expertise, the Miami Open offered by Itaú, will once more welcome tennis followers to Hard Rock Stadium, full with the one tennis stadium court docket in an NFL venue, and its sprawling campus in Miami Gardens.

The 12 months’s version of the Miami Open offered by Itaú may also function extra on-court motion for followers than ever earlier than. Taking place within the second week, the Miami Open Wheelchair Invitational and Major League Pickleball Showcase are additionally new additions to this system, marking the primary time each occasions will happen at any 1000 sequence event.

The the rest of the wild playing cards for the singles, doubles and qualifying attracts might be introduced throughout the coming weeks.

For a full checklist of event sponsors and for ticket info, please go to www.miamiopen.com.

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