The end of the season of many sports or competitions is coming, and therefore, the best events begin to take shape. From the beginning of the day, great stars of their respective disciplines will be on display to savor the palate of every sportsman. From Novak Djokovic looking to continue at a high level to advance to the semi-finals of the Rome Masters, to Manchester City and Real Madrid getting sparks for a place in the Champions League Final, the NBA Western Conference Final will also open and for fans of the cycling, another stage of the Giro d’Italia will take place. In the middle of the week, the sports agenda is full again. Below, the chronology of this “Super Wednesday”.
Cerúndolo tries another punch against Casper Ruud at the Rome Masters
Yesterday, Tuesday, Francisco Cerúndolo played an epic match against Jannik Sinner and, after losing in the tie break of the first set, he had an overwhelming response with a sensational 6-2, 6-2. But the porteño is aiming for more and after beating the eight in the world, this afternoon, starting at 2 pm, he will face the number 4 in the ranking, Casper Ruud.
But there’s more. While he fights to regain the number 1 ranking that Carlos Alcaráz will take away from him in the next few days, Novak Djokovic will play the quarterfinals of the Roman Foro Itálico tournament for the seventeenth time in a row. This time he will compete against the Dane Rune Holger (7) from XXX. It broadcasts ESPN 3 and Star+.
The Serbian, main candidate for the title, just defeated the Briton Cameron Norrie (13) in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 in the previous round and will try to conquer the trophy for the seventh time in his career, the last was last year. For his part, Rune beat Australian Popyrin 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.
The winners of these two matches will meet in the semifinals.
9:00 – 11th stage of the Giro d’Italia
This Wednesday, starting at 9 in the morning, a new stage of the Giro d’Italia cycling circuit will take place, which presents an extended course of 203 kilometers with a profile and a route that suggests that everything can be defined in a Straight with a sprint, which sees the Colombian Fernando Gaviria as the first candidate.
The curious thing about this stage which takes place between Santarcangelo di Romagna – Reggio Emilia (Bologna, Italy) is that it has no mountains or slopes. Therefore, the concentration and speed of all its participants will be vital. Broadcasts DirecTV Sports 2.
16:00 Manchester City (1) vs Real Madrid (1) for the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals
Possibly in what is considered an early final, the remaining quota for the last match of the current Champions League, based in Istanbul, will be defined.
Starting at 4pm, the Manchester City by Julián Álvarez will receive at the Etihad Stadium the real Madrid after last week’s 1-1 draw at the Santiago Bernabéu. In a football event that initially promises good football, Pep Guardiola’s side will seek revenge for their elimination at the hands of the Spaniards last season, while the Madrid club are keen to get their first victory in history in the city. Broadcasts Fox Sports.
21:30 Boston Celtics against Miami Heat of the NBA
With the start of the finals between the Nuggets and Lakers for the Eastern Conference, this time the NBA dresses up to launch the West with the duel that has the Celts and the Miami Heat as protagonists.
Starting at 21:30, the team led by Jayson Tatum, leader of the Celtics, and Jimmy Butler, point of reference for a surprising Heat that had finished eighth as the top seed, will meet again after the duel of seven games that have lived last year. Boston and Miami, the reference cities of North American basketball, will once again be the venue. Stream Star+.
Source: Clarin
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