The man from Buenos Aires, number 31 in the world ranking, comes from hitting Aguer-Aliassime (6th) and wants to continue his streak. Bad weather complicates his presence.
The Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo He had to face the Italian this Tuesday Lorenzo Sonego for the round of 16 of the Miami Masters 1,000, but the rain complicated the night session and forced its momentary postponement. It was scheduled no earlier than 8:00 p.m., with ESPN televising, and a decision from the tournament organization is expected.
Cerúndolo, ranked 31st in the ATP world ranking, is measured against a rival who is ranked 59th and with whom he will face for the first time on the professional circuit.
The 24-year-old Argentinian settled in the round of 16 thanks to the victories he achieved against the American Aleksandar Kovacevic (102) by 6-4 and 6-4, and the Canadian “top ten” Félix Auger-Aliassime (6) by 6-2 and 7-5.
In the case of advancing to the quarterfinals, Cerúndolo, who defends in Miami the points of the semifinals that he reached last year, will meet in that instance with the Russian Karen Khachanov (16), which earlier surpassed the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (3), second favorite for the title.
The top favorite of the men’s draw is the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (1), who successively defeated the Argentine Facundo Bagnis (100) 6-0 and 6-2, the Serbian Dusan Lajovic (76) 6-0 and 7-6 (5), and the American Tommy Paul (19) by 6-4 and 6-4.
