Varvara Gracheva vs Alycia Parks Preview & Prediction | 2025 Miami Open | First Round

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Another USA in Alycia Parks enters in the first round and the 24-year-old faces French opposition in the form of Varvara Gracheva.

Ranking points: WTA 1000

Start date/time: Tuesday 18th March, 2025: UK – not before 5:10pm / US ET – not before 1:10pm / US PT – not before 10:10am

Venue: Miami Gardens, Florida, USA

Surface: Outdoor hard

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel

Tickets: Visit this link for the latest Varvara Gracheva vs Alycia Parks ticket information

Varvara Gracheva vs Alycia Parks Prediction

It’s been a good 2025 campaign so far for Alycia Parks, having made it all the way to the semi-finals in the 2025 ASB Classic, beating fellow USA players Katie Volynets and Amanda Anisimov along the way before going down to Naomi Osaka. But on the same court surface here in Miami, Parks is capable of putting together another deep run, particularly when taking into account the fan support in her favour.

Varvara Gracheva is ranked six places below Parks, but that’s a close enough gap to prove that these two are well-matched opponents. The service game of both players, particularly the first serve is likely to be vital, with the one able to show the most control and capitalise best on their serve expected to be successful.

In the end Parks may just have the edge when factoring in what we’ve seen from her so far in 2025, not to mention the home advantage. However, it would be no surprise to see her lose a set so consider backing Parks to win 2-1.

Varvara Gracheva vs Alycia Parks Tip: Alycia Parks to win 2-1