Miami Open News: Sebastian Korda Is Injured And Novak Djokovic Has A VIP Audience

Sebastian Korda was a victim of bad weather and scheduling.  His fourth-round singles match against Gael Monfils was in progress when a lengthy rain delay halted play for hours. Before the rain delay, Korda needed a medical timeout for a wrist injury.  After the delay, he came out, served well, and won the match quickly with no evidence of a wrist issue.

Sebastian Korda has withdrawn from doubles only with wrist injury. @miamiopen

— Michal Samulski (@MichalSamulski) March 25, 2025

He was due back on court after a suitable rest with doubles partner Jordan Thompson.  However, the result was a walkover due to Korda’s wrist injury. Korda is not withdrawing from singles. On Wednesday night, he is scheduled to play Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.

Fans want to see Sebastian Korda stay healthy.  He had elbow surgery last October that curtailed his 2024 season and delayed his start to the 2025 season.

Sebastian Korda has undergone elbow surgery. Worked so hard to win his 2nd career title in D.C. and got into the ATP Top 20 for the first time. Tough injury which limited him at the U.S. Open.

Speedy recovery to Sebi 🙏 pic.twitter.com/Owm7AlUy8q

— TennisONE App (@TennisONEApp) October 11, 2024

Hopefully, the wrist issue is minor and in no way related to the elbow, and this doubles retirement is more of a precaution, similar to what Jessica Pegula did a few nights ago.

Novak Djokovic Had A Tennis VIP Audience

Aside from a minor hiccup at the beginning when he was down 0-2, Novak Djokovic steamrolled through Lorenzo Musetti.  More noteworthy than the tennis was the VIP audience in attendance for his match.

Juan Martin Del Potro in Novak Djokovic’s box. With coach Andy Murray sat in front, no lacking in star quality pic.twitter.com/IOljAfGlnz

— Talking Tennis (@TalkingTennisTT) March 25, 2025

Besides Novak Djokovic’s coach, Andy Murray, retired tennis legend Juan Martin del Potro was also sitting in his box.  Serena Williams, a minority owner of the Miami Dolphins, was watching the match from a comfortable seat near the court.

Seeing double 🐐🐐

8-time champ @serenawilliams watching 6-time champ @DjokerNole tonight at #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/xACbsO5i5N

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 25, 2025

Tennis Channel’s Jim Courier was doing the math of how many Grand Slams were won by Djokovic and the VIP people in attendance.  The tally was 51 with 24 for Novak, 23 for Serena, 3 for Murray, and 1 for Del Potro.

Courier did not include himself in the calculation. His four Grand Slams would put the final count at 55.