*The best plays of Francisco Cerúndolo’s victory against the Canadian Féliz Auger-Aliassime
Francisco Cerundolo hit the Masters 1000 de Miami by exhibiting great tennis and advancing to the round of 16 of the tournament that takes place in the USA. The Argentine prevailed with authority after demonstrating a superb performance against the Canadian Happy Auger-Aliassime and close the duel with a forceful 6-2 y 7-5 in his favor.
The eldest of the Cerúndolo brothers, born in the City of Buenos Aires and located in the position 31 in the world ranking of the ATP, surpassed the North American after 1 hour and 43 minutes of party. With an aggressive, precise and authoritative game, Fran he built the best performance of the year and, in addition, he was able to beat the Canadian for the first time in his career in the third meeting between the two.
The two previous parties had remained in power Auger-Alsoboth this year, the first in the australian open by 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 y 6-4last January, and the second in the Masters 1000 de Indian Wells by 7-5 y 6-4, just a couple of weeks ago, also in the United States.
closing it had appeared in the contest Miami last Saturday for the second round with a victory against the American Aleksandar Kovacevic (102) by 6-4 y 6-4. In the round of 16, the only surviving albiceleste will face the winner of the crossover that will animate the local Frances Tiafoe (18) and Italian Lorenzo Sonego (59).
He from the single porteño defends in this Masters 1000 de Miami the points achieved in the semifinals last year when he fell in that instance against the Norwegian Casper Ruud (4) by 6-4 y 6-1.
The Miami tournament, which is played on cement courts, will distribute a total of $10,155,105 in prizes and has the number 1 in the world, the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (19 years old), who comes from eliminating Santa Fe Facundo Bagnis (100) by 6-0 y 6-2 and, yesterday he defeated the Serbian for the third round Dusan Lajovic (76) by 6-0 y 7-6 (7-5).
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