The "Battle of 100" saw many surprises, and the "Double-Card showdown" is here, with Masters Dimitrov and Hurkacz exiting in the first round.

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Last night Beijing time, the ATP/WTA1000 Miami Open, after being disrupted by heavy rain, finally resumed. However, the backlogged schedule led to 50 matches being played throughout the day, with 100 players competing on the same day, setting a precedent for the Miami Open. Among the completed matches, there were also many upset results, with several top players falling and suffering first-round exits.

Men's matches: In a key first-round match, Chinese player Zhang Zhizhen was not in good form, losing to French veteran "White Beard" Mannarino 3-6, 2-6, failing to advance.

In another key match, Brazilian rising star Fonseca defeated Hungarian Marozsan 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, advancing to the second round. Next, he will challenge the top seed and world number one Alcaraz. The "Alcaraz vs. Fonseca" showdown has been set.

This will be their first encounter on the professional tour, highly anticipated by fans. Fonseca expressed great excitement after the match, "I don't know what other players think, but personally I really look forward to facing top players. I'm genuinely excited."

Two Masters title holders who played that day both lost, suffering first-round exits. Bulgarian star Dimitrov, despite holding a match point, was eliminated by Belgian Colognon 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(6); Polish top player Hurkacz was defeated by American Quinn 6-2, 6-4, extending his tour losing streak to six matches.

Three young players under 20 all won. Among them, 19-year-old Spaniard Hodal defeated German Hanfmann 6-4, 4-6, 6-1; 18-year-old American Blanch beat German Struff 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; 17-year-old French player Kouame reversed American Shvaida 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, becoming the youngest player to win a Masters main draw match since Nadal in 2003.

Tsitsipas, Berrettini, Van de Sandschulp, Tabillo, Mikkelsen, Agut, Navone, Borges, Carabelli, Landrous, Opelka, Cilic, Dzumhur also defeated their respective opponents and advanced to the second round.

Women's matches: In a first-round singles match, former champion American Stephens defeated compatriot Brady 6-4, 6-2, winning a tour main draw match for the first time in over a year and a half. In the second round, she will face Chinese top player Zheng Qinwen. American McNally defeated Swiss Masalova 6-2, 7-5, and will next face Chinese second-ranked player Wang Xinyu.

In other remaining first-round matches, Yastremska, Putintseva, Jones, Badosa, Gibson, Parks, Zakharova, Stearns, Tagle, Lee Genie, Rasimova, Townsend all won and advanced to the next round.

In a Polish derby played in the second round that same day, Linette came from behind to reverse No.2 seed Swiatek 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, securing her third career win against a Top 3 player. Swiatek's nearly five-year streak of 73 consecutive tour events and 33 consecutive 1000-level events without losing her opening match was brutally ended.

The victorious Linette will next face No.31 seed, Philippine top player Eala, who fought hard in three sets to reverse German veteran Siegemund 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-3. Czech Bouzkova easily defeated French Jacmot 6-2, 6-2, advancing strongly.

Additionally, the WTA500 Stuttgart tournament, scheduled for April 13-19, announced its entry list last night Beijing time. World No.1 Sabalenka leads the field, with Rybakina, Swiatek, Gauff and other stars also on the list. The defending champion is Ostapenko.

Chinese top player Zheng Qinwen confirmed her participation in this event. Meanwhile, good news about Zheng arrived: according to the latest WTA official data after the Indian Wells tournament, Zheng Qinwen's career total prize money has surpassed $10 million, making her the third mainland Chinese player after Li Na and Zhang Shuai to achieve this milestone. Congratulations to her!

Finally, let's play a guessing game. The image below shows a player kneeling and breathing heavily after a long rally. Without hints, can you recognize who he is?

For the previous guessing game, fans provided the correct answer. Indeed, the person in the image is Danish star Caroline Wozniacki.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Unique Path)