The Miami Open enters its second week with Daniil Medvedev taking on Francisco Cerundolo in the third round on Monday. Alex Michelsen will compete against Alejandro Tabilo.
(9) Daniil Medvedev vs. (18) Francisco Cerundolo
Francisco Cerundolo’s results at the Miami Masters are one of tennis’ most interesting oddities. The Argentinian is a good clay court player and often gets to the business end of those tournaments. But he also did consistently well in Miami.
It is unfortunate for him that he is running for the hot Daniil Medvedev. The Russian, who endured a terrible 2025 campaign, is back in a big way. He has two titles and recently made the final of Indian Wells. Medvedev may not yet be in the kind of form that saw him to his lone Grand Slam title at the 2021 US Open, but he’s not that far off either.
Cheryl chose: Medvedev at 2
Ricky pick: Medvedev at 2
Alejandro Tabilo vs. Alex Michelsen
This will be the first meeting between Alex Michelsen (No. 40) and Alejandro Tabilo (No. 41). The American is in good form at the moment. He posted a solid result in Indian Wells (lost to Taylor Fritz) and has similarly played well so far in Miami. Michelsen scored an easy straight win over Mattia Bellucci in the first round and survived a tough fight against Cameron Norrie in the second.
Tabilo may not be a clay court expert, but he is more successful on the red stuff than on hard courts. The Chilean did well to get past the struggling Andrey Rublev in the second round, but I don’t see him going past the round of 16.
Cheryl picks: Michelsen at 2
Ricky’s pick: Michelsen at 2
