Andy Murray has been drawn against Matteo Berrettini in the first round of the Miami Open.
The former world No. 1 takes on the experienced Italian in the round of 128, with the 32 seeds not introduced until the next round.
Murray was last in action at Indian Wells, where he beat David Goffin in straight sets in the first round before losing out to fifth seed Andrey Rublev.
The 36-year-old is now ranked at No. 61 in the world and plans to retire from the sport after the summer.
He has said he hopes to play the Paris Olympics but wants to “be there by right”.
Murray won gold at both the 2012 and 2016 Games, and is a three-time Grand Slam champion.
He has struggled for form and fitness since major hip surgery in 2018, and he went back under the knife in 2019.
For many athletes the severity of the surgery would have precluded a return to the sport, but last year was a high point in his post-surgery career, claiming the Aix-en-Provence, Surbiton and Nottingham trophies.
Berrettini has also battled injury issues over the last year but comes into Indian Wells on the back of a run to a second-tier Challenger final in Phoenix.
Murray won their last meeting in five sets at the 2023 Australian Open.
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Indian Wells champion Carlos Alcaraz is the top seed in Miami in the absence of world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.Alcaraz will meet Aleksandar Vukic or Roberto Carballes Baena in the second round.World No. 3 Jannik Sinner, the second seed and in the opposite side of the draw to Alcaraz, will face either Pedro Cachin or a qualifier in his opener.The first round matches in Miami begin on Wednesday, March 20.
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