The Argentine Francis Cerundolo tackle Italian this Tuesday Lorenzo Soneo for the round of 16 of the Miami Masters 1,000, a tournament that is played on a concrete surface in parallel between the ATP and the WTA, and will distribute prizes for a total of $10,155,105. It is scheduled no earlier than 8:00 pm, with ESPN telecast.
Cerúndolo, ranked 31st in the ATP world rankings, is pitted against a rival who is ranked 59th and with whom he will compete for the first time on the professional circuit.
The 24-year-old Argentinian prevailed in the round of 16 thanks to victories against the American Alexander Kovacevic (102) for 6-4 and 6-4, and the Canadian “top ten”. Felix Auger-Aliassime (6) for 6-2 and 7-5.
In case of passage to the quarterfinals, Cerúndolo, who defends the points of the semifinals achieved last year in Miami, will meet the Russian in that case Karen Khachanova (16), which previously superseded the Greek Stephen Tsitsipas (3), second favorite for the title.
The favorite of the men’s draw is the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz (1), who successively defeated Argentine Facundo Bagnis (100) 6-0 and 6-2, Serbian Dusan Lajovic (76) 6-0 and 7-6 (5), and American Tommy Paul (19 ) for 6 -4 and 6-4.
Source: Clarin
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