Francisco Cerúndolo imposed hierarchy, won the Argentine duel at the Miami Open and will go against the “resurgence” of tennis

The 100% Argentine duel of the Miami Open was in the hands of Francisco Cerúndolo (No. 19 in the ATP ranking). The No. 1 racket of the South American country eliminated its compatriot Thiago Tirante (81st) by 6-4 and 6-2 in the second round, to make their way into the men’s draw. The next challenge will be against one of the best players of the moment: Daniil Medvedev (10°).

The match between albicelestes began with an early break that gave Cerúndolo a distance in the score. A situation that quickly evaporated on the track because his opponent equalized the situation by returning to point zero.

in the room gamesTirante found the door that allowed him to temporarily take off in the first round. Minutes later, on the other side of the court came a new break, stretching the suspense over the first big advantage on the court.

The 27-year-old right-hander held and immediately defeated his compatriot, asserting himself with a decisive 4-3 that, as the action progressed, allowed him to take the opening set.

In the second half of the exchange, the pupil of Pablo Cuevas He launched confidently, with the numbers in his favor, and caught an early lead that helped him take off almost completely in a challenge that, in the initial moments, found him a little more hesitant than usual.

Finally, after 1 hour 24 minutes, he won the important victory 6-4, 6-2 to enter the third round of the American tournament.

The oldest of the brothers, semi-finalist in this championship in 2022, landed in Florida after reach the third round in Indian Wellswhere he was defeated by the British Jack Draper in straight sets. “I want to feel that confidence again that I had on the tour of Australia and South America“, emphasized the Buenos Aires player, waiting to take the field.

For his part, the young man from La Plataentered the Florida tournament as lucky loserand then, in the debut of the main draw, he won a marathon victory against the Frenchman Valentin Royer, who finished 7-6 (5) in the third.

In the third round, an instance he played in each of his four previous appearances at the event, he will face one of the best players today for the first time: Daniil Medvedev. The Russian, recently runner-up in Indian Wells, once again entered the Top 10 thanks to his results in the first months of the season and positioned himself among the first rackets in the Race to Turin.

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