Chilean tennis player Tomás Barrios (119th) defeated local Nishesh Basavareddy (198th) 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the Miami Masters 1000 qualifiers. He advances to face the winner of Aleksandar Vukic vs Billy Harris.
Chilean participation in the Miami Masters 1000 qualifiers started mixed. Christian Garín (95th) was eliminated in the first round by Canadian Liam Draxl (147th) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, showing physical issues in the third set as per live updates and summaries. Nicolás Jarry also exited early, losing to Mattia Bellucci, noted in related news. Only Alejandro Tabilo (41st) entered the main draw directly, facing Francisco Comesaña (82nd) next. In contrast, Tomás Barrios (119th) secured a solid win over American Nishesh Basavareddy (198th). The match was even initially, with both holding serve until Barrios broke in the seventh game of the first set, confirming to take it 6-3. In the second, he had three break points in the fourth game but converted in the fifth for 4-2, closing with another break 6-2. Barrios now awaits the winner of the suspended match between Australian Aleksandar Vukic (93rd) and Briton Billy Harris (138th), tied 6-6 in the first set. The tournament is at Hard Rock Stadium in Florida.
