The Miami Open sets up shop for nine days of hard-court tennis, and this 2026 edition runs 17 to 29 March with a 96-player draw and $17.9M on the line. As the second stop of the Sunshine Double, it drags players from Indian Wells straight into humid South Florida nights, where conditions favor counterpunchers who can grind.

Jiri Mensik carries a breakthrough Masters 1000 title into his defense, while Aryna Sabalenka anchors the women's side. Expect slow, gritty rallies and late-evening chaos under the lights.