A Miami Open quarter-final between Novak Djokovic and Sebastian Korda has been postponed.
Initially scheduled as the fifth and final match on the main court for Wednesday, the clash was forced to be rescheduled due to its late start time.
As per ATP rules, no matches are to go on the court after 11:00 p.m. unless approved by a supervisor in consultation with management.
Both prior men’s matches went to three sets, as well as a women’s quarter-final, which caused a timetable blowout.
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Fans and journalists on social media reacted negatively to the tournament’s scheduling.
🚨Novak Djokovic and Korda has been CANCELLED for today thanks to their awful scheduling.
The players and fans waited all day for nothing.
Shame on you, Miami. pic.twitter.com/ypKJKTLgeA
— Danny 🐊 (@DjokovicFan_) March 27, 2025
Novak Djokovic and Korda won’t play before midnight (!) because the incompetent Miami organizers decided to schedule 5 matches on the same court.
Or is this payback for the PTPA lawsuit? 🤔
Disgusting and disrespectful to not just the players but the fans. pic.twitter.com/NZkogIM6zx
— Danny 🐊 (@DjokovicFan_) March 27, 2025
Djokovic korda will possibly finish after 2 or 3 am. The schedule makers should be investigated. #MiamiOpen
— Scoop Malinowski (@scoopmalinowski) March 27, 2025
So the same scheduling timings that flopped today WILL BE REPEATED TOMORROW!
Pure stupidity. https://t.co/IhlSokhQSC
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) March 27, 2025
As someone who has covered far too much tennis after midnight over the last few decades, I approve of the decision to let Djokovic and Korda call it a night before the late night
But there are also OTHER WAYS to schedule that could have avoided this altogether. The fans…
— Christopher Clarey 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 (@christophclarey) March 27, 2025
Despite being forced to postpone the biggest match of the day on Wednesday, Miami Open organisers have repeated the same schedule and timings for Thursday.
Djokovic and Korda’s rescheduled match will be the third match on the main ‘stadium’ court, which will take place sometime after 4:00 p.m. ET.
Ticket holders for Wednesday’s evening session – which included the postponed Djokovic-Korda match – will be able to purchase a ticket for Thursday’s afternoon session for US$10.
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