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Miami Open Unites is an annual event that brings ATP and WTA stars together to serve the local Miami community. The 2023 edition, which took place Monday, did not disappoint.

Some of the best players in the world ventured away from Hard Rock Stadium to participate in one of five events, where they did everything from rebuilding homes to serving food to the homeless.

Rebuilding Together
Alex de Minaur, Caroline Garcia, Karolina Pliskova and Diego Schwartzman volunteered their time to rehabilitate the home of Thomas Coates, a retired Air Force E6 Sergeant.

The players helped repaint his home and assisted other volunteers working on the project with Rebuilding Together to begin the 2023 edition of Miami Open Unites on a high.

"I think it's good, especially for us tennis players, just to change from tennis courts to something different," Pliskova said. "And of course to help some people that need it, I think it's very important."


Alex de Minaur, Diego Schwartzman and Karolina Pliskova
Photo: Miami Open


Karolina Pliskova, Alex de Minaur, Diego Schwartzman and Caroline Garcia
Photo: Miami Open

Humane Society
Belinda Bencic, Barbora Krejcikova, Lorenzo Musetti, Casper Ruud and Wu Yibing visited the Humane Society of Greater Miami, where they spent time with and helped groom animals.

The players not only helped volunteers improve the animals' day, but also increased their chances of adoption, and ultimately a better life.

"I've enjoyed it a lot. It's not something you do every day," Ruud said. "I'm a dog owner myself and ever since we got our dog I've had more feelings about pets than I did before. It's nice and what they're doing here is amazing. [There are] many sad fates with these dogs ending up here where they are abandoned. It's sad, but it's great that they're helping them and doing whatever they can to get them a new home."


Casper Ruud, Lorenzo Musetti and Belinda Bencic
Photos: Joshua Rey/ATP Tour.


Wu Yibing, Lorenzo Musetti, Belinda Bencic and Barbora Krejcikova
Photo: Joshua Rey/ATP Tour

Health In The Hood
Marie Bouzkova, Holger Rune and Stefanos Tsitsipas lent a helping hand at Health in the Hood's community garden, where they planted seeds in order to grow produce, which will be distributed free of charge to families, local food pantries, churches and community centres.

"When we compete it's very important to be healthy and be as strong as possible," Rune said. "Without good nutrition it's not possible to be the best version of yourself.

"I think food is very important. It's fuel for the body to be able to compete at 100 per cent. If I can learn more about it today, it will be very interesting."


Holger Rune and Marie Bouzkova
Photo: Andrew Eichenholz/ATP Tour


Holger Rune, Marie Bouzkova and Stefanos Tsitsipas
Photo: Andrew Eichenholz/ATP Tour

Big Brothers, Big Sisters
Felix Auger-Aliassime, Madison Keys, Denis Kudla and Alycia Parks put on their mentorship caps at the Big Brothers Big Sisters’ First Serve Miami Clinic at the Moore Park Tennis Center, where they helped inspire at-risk youth by spending time on the court with them.

"My dad's a coach, so I'm repeating what he used to tell me all the time," Auger-Aliassime said with a laugh. "I love being around kids and that comes from my family. My dad has an academy back home and my mom used to work in daycare and kindergarten. My parents were always around and helping kids."

Keys added: "I'm always trying to make tennis more accessible and I think every kid being able to have a racquet and a court to play on is the ultimate goal, so I'm really happy to be involved today. Growing up in South Florida I played a lot of junior tennis in Miami, so to be able to come back and hit with kids of this age is amazing."

Miami Rescue Mission
Paula Badosa, Sebastian Korda, Magda Linette, Andy Murray and Jannik Sinner helped prepare and serve dinner to those living at the Miami Rescue Mission. They also spoke to the staff to learn how they strive to best provide for their residents.

"We came to the Miami Rescue Mission to serve the homeless people," Badosa said. "It's my second year in a row and I really enjoy every time I can come and help and do these kind of things, so for me it was a pleasure."