Miami Highlights: Korda cruises in debut, joining Musetti in round two

Three ATP players 21 & under all delivered opening-round wins on Thursday at the Miami Open, including Delray Beach finalist Sebastian Korda.

Making his tournament debut, Korda found himself serving at 2-2, 15-40 against Radu Albot. After recovering to hold, the 20-year-old completely took over to sprint to the finish line, 6-3, 6-0, after 74 minutes.

Korda, who will meet No. 10 seed Fabio Fognini next, finished with 24 winners to 21 unforced errors. He'll get a preview of the Italian come Friday, when he and Michael Mmoh take on Fognini and Argentina's Maximo Gonzalez in a first-round doubles match.

Fresh off his run to the Acapulco semifinals, Lorenzo Musetti kept things rolling against Mmoh, posting a 6-4, 6-4 victory. The 19-year-old saved five of the six break points he faced and was successful on 81 percent of his second serve points. Musetti's second-round opponent, No. 23 seed Benoit Paire, was spotted scouting his potential opponents in the stands.

Like Musetti, 21-year-old Miomir Kecmanovic set up an encounter with a seeded Frenchman after winning his opener. Kecmanovic surged in the third set to deflate qualifier Liam Broady, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-1, by winning 20 of 22 points to close out the contest. He’ll look to score his first victory in three meetings with No. 25 seed Adrian Mannarino, who dropped just seven games to eliminate the Serbian at February’s Australian Open.