

What Time Will Alex de Minaur Play Against Buyunchaokete?
Minaur and Buyunchaokete are on the Day 4 Schedule at Miami Open Presented By Itau 2025 on Saturday 22 March 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
[10] Alex de Minaur (AUS) vs Buyunchaokete (CHN) – First Meeting. This matchup sees Alex de Minaur, a 26-year-old Australian player currently ranked 11th in the world with a career-high of 6th. In 2025, he has a win-loss record of 15-5, reaching the final in Rotterdam but struggling in Miami with a 3-5 record in 2024, where he reached the round of 16.
De Minaur has had considerable success, being a two-time runner-up at the Next Gen ATP Finals and becoming the first Australian player to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals in singles since Lleyton Hewitt in 2004. He had a personal-best year in 2022 and 2024, winning 47 matches each year and capturing his biggest title at the ATP Tour in Acapulco in 2023 and 2024.
He has also made significant strides in Grand Slam tournaments, reaching his first quarterfinal at the 2020 US Open after winning his first ATP Tour doubles title at the 2020 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati alongside Carreno Busta. De Minaur has also reached the quarterfinals at the 2024 Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and US Open, as well as his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal, semifinal, and final at the 2023 Toronto event.
In Davis Cup play for Australia, de Minaur has been impressive with a 6-1 record in the 2022 season, leading his country to their first final since 2003. He has had notable victories against Rafael Nadal in 2023 and Novak Djokovic in 2024 at the United Cup.
Off the court, de Minaur has an interesting background. He is the son of a Uruguayan father and a Spanish mother and splits his time between Australia and Spain. He is fluent in English, Spanish, and French.
It is worth noting that de Minaur has a strong record against players outside the top 30 this season, with a 14-1 record. His only loss came against Marin Cilic, ranked 187th, in the first round of the Dubai tournament in February. In last year’s Miami event, he reached the round of 16, his best result at the tournament, before losing to Marozsan in a three-set match.
Ugo Humbert
Nicolas Jarry
Yannick Hanfmann
Jakub Mensik
Maria Sakkari
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
Mccartney Kessler
Fiona Ferro
Tatjana Maria
Ella Seidel
Frances Tiafoe
Jaume Antoni Munar Clar
Moyuka Uchijima
Kamilla Rakhimova
Elsa Jacquemot
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Sebastian Baez
Damir Dzumhur
Anhelina Kalinina
Nao Hibino
Jelena Ostapenko
Dayana Yastremska
Varvara Gracheva
Sonay Kartal
Veronika Kudermetova
Diana Shnaider
Margaux Rouvroy
Alize Cornet
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Liudmila Samsonova
On the other side of the net is Buyunchaokete, a 23-year-old Chinese player ranked 69th in the world with a career-high ranking of 65th in December 2024. He had his breakthrough in January 2022, earning his first ranking point, and entered the top 100 in September 2023.
Buyunchaokete had some notable achievements, reaching back-to-back semifinals on home soil. He lost to Zhang in the first all-Chinese ATP Tour semifinal in Hangzhou and emerged victorious against a top-10 player, defeating No. 6 Andrey Rublev, to reach the semifinals in Beijing where he lost to No. 1 Jannik Sinner.
His journey into professional tennis began at the 2022 Davis Cup, where he made his tour-level debut but lost to M. Cuevas. He then made his ATP Tour debut as a wildcard entry at the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai, earning his first career win against Kecmanovic in the first round.
In the Challenger circuit, Buyunchaokete has a record of 61-36, with three titles to his name at Seoul in 2023, Wuxi and Granby in 2024. He had the opportunity to play against his idol, Andy Murray, at the 2023 Surbiton Challenger but lost in straight sets.
Buyunchaokete has shown he can compete at a high level. He has a 2-5 record against top-20 opponents, with both wins coming against No. 19 Lorenzo Musetti and No. 6 Andrey Rublev in last year’s Beijing event. He aims to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 third round and become the first Chinese player to reach the third round of the Miami men’s singles.
The match between de Minaur and Buyunchaokete will take place on Court 1.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Minaur will win.
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