Yunchaokete Bu vs Cameron Norrie Preview & Prediction | 2025 Miami Open | First Round

Click here for today’s sports betting tips from our expert analysts! 

Britain’s Cameron Norrie and Yunchaokete Bu of China have each struggled for form in 2025 with negative win-loss records, highlighting the importance of this first round encounter.

Ranking points: ATP 1000

Start date/time: Wednesday 19th March, 2025: UK – not before 3:00pm / US ET – not before 11:00am / US PT – not before 8:00am

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 Yunchaokete Bu vs Cameron Norrie ticket information

Yunchaokete Bu vs Cameron Norrie Prediction

World number 69 Yunchaokete Bu will have more than likely been happy with the Miami Open first round draw, which saw the 23-year-old matched up with a player lower down the rankings in Cameron Norrie, who is currently world number 81. But Norrie has significant hard court pedigree, the Brit having won Indian Wells back in 2021, not to mention reaching the fourth round of both the US and Australian Open in previous years.

Bu has lost eight of his 12 matches played so far in 2025, underlining how difficult it’s been for him, although Norrie hasn’t fared a great deal better, with a negative win-loss record to his name as well. But it feels like the upside of Norrie’s game is higher than that of Bu, which offers value here from a betting perspective.

Therefore, it’s worth backing Norrie to put together a solid plan of attack on the hard court and ultimately overwhelm his opponent over the course of this encounter, edging victory in the process.

Yunchaokete Bu vs Cameron Norrie Tip: Cameron Norrie to win