Alex De Minaur vs Soonwoo Kwon Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Miami

Prediction published on 23/03/2024, 05:45  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 23/03/2024 at 06:45 in ATP Miami Predictions

Ninth seed Alex de Minaur takes on unseeded Kwon Soon-Woo in the Miami Open second round. The winner will face German opposition in round three of this outdoor hard court tournament. That'll be either 24th seed Jan-Lennard Struff or unseeded Daniel Altmaier. De Minaur will be wanting to improve his record in this Masters 1000 event. In four previous tournaments in Miami, he's only got past this stage once. The Australian has had a good 2024 to date and only four players have earned more ranking points than him. The world number ten has won the outdoor hard court tournament held in Acapulco with wins over Stefanos Tsitispas and Casper Ruud. He also got to the final in Rotterdam and the last 16 at Indian Wells.

Kwon was ranked 863rd when this tournament got underway. He was given a place in the main draw of this tournament via his protected ranking after time off court due to injury. His career high is 52nd achieved three years ago. He's 1-1 in previous meetings and won their only match played on an outdoor hard court back in 2022. This year has seen him play two ATP Tour tournaments and a Davis Cup tie, losing all three matches. He finally got a win in 2024 when beating unseeded Andre Muller in straight sets. We tip de Minaur to win this match without dropping a set.