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Welcome to Florida Week! As the tours head southeast for the Miami Open, TENNIS.com and Baseline will feature all things Sunshine State. You’ll learn about the personalities, stories, teams and venues that have made Florida one of the tennis capitals of the world. We’ll also be reporting from the Miami Open in Key Biscayne.

As you’ll learn this week, when it comes to tennis, Florida isn’t just a state—it’s a state of mind.

No Andy Murray, no Novak Djokovic, no problem for the ATP these days. While it’s a little strange to see Stan Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori take their places as the top two seeds in this draw, you would hardly know anyone is missing as you scan down the rest of the names and possible matchups ahead. With multiple generations in contention, the men’s tour is as deep as it has ever been.

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On the one hand, having won three major titles, Wawrinka is obviously worthy of a No. 1 seed at a Masters event. On the other hand, he’s only won one of those events in more than a decade on tour, in Monte Carlo, and that one isn’t mandatory. Either way, with Murray and Djokovic pulling out, Stan makes a rare appearance in the top position this week.

Miami Open Men's Preview: Wawrinka is top seed; Roger and Rafa return

Miami Open Men's Preview: Wawrinka is top seed; Roger and Rafa return

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How will he handle it? Judging by his record at this event, he’ll have trouble fulfilling that seeding; he’s never even reached the quarterfinals in Miami. Then again, he had never done much in Indian Wells before his run to the final there last week. Playing well in big back-to-back events would be a step upward for Wawrinka.

His quarter isn’t overwhelmingly difficult, but it does have its land mines. John Isner, Alexander Zverev, Nick Kyrgios and David Goffin are all here. The eighth-seeded Goffin reached the semis in Miami last year, and he’s had some time to rest since going out early in Indian Wells.

Semifinalist: Goffin

It’s conundrum time for Roger Federer. He says he wants to be completely fresh every time he plays, and we can see how much that helps his game. But back-to-back Masters events are still part of the schedule. This is the first of them, and after some thought he’s decided to play. The way he looked in Indian Wells, how could he not?

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Miami Open Men's Preview: Wawrinka is top seed; Roger and Rafa return

Miami Open Men's Preview: Wawrinka is top seed; Roger and Rafa return

It’s possible that Federer won’t be playing long in Miami, because his second match could come against Juan Martin del Potro. The Argentine, who had to face Djokovic early in his last two events, is having a catch-22 season, much like Victoria Azarenka did in 2015. In both cases, injuries left their rankings abnormally low, which meant they were consistently facing top players in early rounds, which meant they struggled to raise their rankings. Del Potro would love to break that cycle with a win over Federer. But while he’s a fan favorite in Miami, this isn’t his favorite event. Delpo hasn’t been past the fourth round here since 2009.

Also in this quarter: Tomas Berdych, Sam Querrey and Dominic Thiem, who looked rejuvenated in Indian Wells.

Semifinalist: Thiem

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With his old nemesis Djokovic on the sidelines, is this the year Rafael Nadal finally wins in Miami? It’s a tough ask for him to go all the way, but he has played well in 2017 and put himself in contention for titles. To do that again, he may have to get past Philipp Kohlschreiber, Grigor Dimitrov and Milos Raonic—possible, but hardly guaranteed. Raonic is a question mark at the moment: He and Rafa split two matches in Australia in January, but the last time we saw him—or, in this case, didn’t see him—he was pulling out of the Delray Beach final with a hamstring injury. In six tries, Raonic has yet to get past the quarterfinals in Miami.

Miami Open Men's Preview: Wawrinka is top seed; Roger and Rafa return

Miami Open Men's Preview: Wawrinka is top seed; Roger and Rafa return

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Also here: Jack Sock, Steve Johnson, Mischa Zverev, Kyle Edmund, Tommy Haas

Semifinalist: Nadal

It’s nearly as strange to see Nishikori’s name occupying the bottom bracket in Miami as it is to see Wawrinka’s at the top. Kei, like Stan, has never won a mandatory Masters 1000; in fact, he’s never won one at all. And he was hardly at the top of his game last week when he lost to Sock in Indian Wells. But if Nishikori were to make a Masters breakthrough, this would be the logical time and place. He’s 17-6 in Miami, he reached the final there last year and this quarter doesn’t contain any obvious obstacles to his advancement.

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Miami Open Men's Preview: Wawrinka is top seed; Roger and Rafa return

Miami Open Men's Preview: Wawrinka is top seed; Roger and Rafa return

Also here: Marin Cilic, Lucas Pouille, Fernando Verdasco, Pablo Cuevas

First-round match to watch: Fabio Fognini vs. Ryan Harrison

Semifinalist: Nishikori

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Semifinals: Thiem d. Goffin; Nadal d. Nishikori

Final: Thiem d. Nadal

Miami Open Men's Preview: Wawrinka is top seed; Roger and Rafa return

Miami Open Men's Preview: Wawrinka is top seed; Roger and Rafa return

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