In a fun match, with exhibition plays, the Spaniard and main favorite for the title, Carlos Alcaraz, got into the round of 16 of the Masters 1000 de Miami by beating the French Gael Monfils, a day marked by elimination of the WTA number one, the Polish Iga Swiatek. The rival of Alcaraz, who won 6-2 and 6-4, will be the Italian Lorenzo Musetti, that was undone in a disputed match of American Ben Shelton by 6-4, 7-6 (7/5).
The one who also said goodbye was Francisco Cerúndolo leaving Argentina without representatives. Fran fell to the Russian Karen Khachanov por 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (7/5). The Argentine woke up in the second set from a beating in the opening set and fought until the end, although he could not reverse the result and said goodbye with a tight 7/5 in the decisive tie-break.
My son, The 37-year-old was holding up well in the Spanish prodigy’s power play until he slightly injured his ankle in the fifth game.
Although My son He bravely continued forward, bringing out some magnificent defensive shots from Alcaraz, The number two in the world was too much for the Parisian.
There was no shortage of smiles, among the occasional outburst of My son, which enjoyed some entertaining rallies in which Alcaraz was able to show off his touch skills.
When the result seemed like a formality, Alcaraz eased off the accelerator and My son was able to break for the first time to reduce the deficit to 5-3.
My son He then held serve with a brilliant crosscourt winner before Alcaraz will close the match and qualify for the round of 16.
“He’s a great athlete,” Alcaraz said of Monfils. “He reads almost all the balls, so I had to be patient, but at the same time, with my forehand, my best shot, try to move him around the court, tire him out a little and give myself the opportunity to dominate the point, reach the net, hit my best shot.”
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The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz and the Frenchman Gael Monfils greet each other after playing a match that, until at some point, had the edge of an exhibition.
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At the tournament WTA 1000, The day was marked by the elimination of the number one in the women’s ranking, the Polish Swiatek, and the young American star Coco Gauff.
Swiatek lost 6-4, 6-2 to Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, sixteenth ranked, while Gauff, third racket in the women’s world ranking, did so against the French Caroline Garcia 6-3, 1-6 and 6-2.
Alexandrova She played inspired attacking tennis from the start to beat the Pole and leave the tournament. WTA without any of the top three seeds in the quarterfinals, with Aryna Sabalenka and Coco also out.
Swiatek She never felt comfortable after being broken by Alexandrova in the first game, and took control of the match with some outstanding, offensive tennis.
Garcia will be measured against the American Danielle Collins (53rd) for a place in the semifinals.
The Frenchwoman, who had won twice against Gauff At the 2022 US Open and then at the WTA Masters of the same season, she started her match very well, winning the first set in almost 40 minutes 6-3.
Gauff she reacted forcefully at the beginning of the next set: the world number 3 suddenly became more precise and pressed her blows more, leaving the Frenchwoman without any respite.
Garcia She needed constant massages in the third set, but that did not stop her from once again being superior to the American’s game to achieve victory.
For its part, the German Alexander Zverev He dispatched the American in straight sets Christopher Eubanks and advanced to the round of 16 of the Miami Masters 1000.
Zverev, fourth classified and one of the candidates for the title, got rid of Eubanks (31) in a disputed match 7-6 (7/4), 6-3. Zverev and Kachanov They will be measured in the round of 16.
2024-03-26 10:24:00
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