The 23-year-old player from Buenos Aires, ranked 103rd in the ATP world ranking, achieved his fourth consecutive success on the concrete of the Grandstand of the tennis complex in the state of Florida.
The eldest of the Cerúndolo brothers, who had previously defeated the local Reilly Opelka and the Frenchman Gael Monfils, beat Tiafoe (31), with partials of 6-7, 7-6 and 6-2, after two hours and 36 minutes of intense fighting.
The Argentine tennis player, the only survivor in this instance, will face the young Italian Jannik Sinner (11) in the quarterfinals, who defeated the Australian Nick Kyrgios (102), with partials of 7-6 and 6-3.
Only three Argentine players agreed to the final in the history of this contest. In 1992, Alberto Mancini fell in the final in two sets against the American Michael Chang; in 2004, the santafesino Guillermo Coria had to abandon due to injury the duel he had with the local Andy Roddick; and in 2007, Guillermo Cañas from Buenos Aires did not have much of a chance against the current number 1 in the world, Serbian Novak Djokovic, who prevailed in straight sets.
Furthermore, the Russian Daniel Medvedev (2 and top favourite) also entered the top eight of the tournament that distributes prizes of $9,554,900, by defeating the American Jenson Brooksby (39), with segments of 7-5 and 6-1, after 79 minutes of play. .
They also won the German alexander zverev (4) and the Norwegian Casper Ruud (8) to advance to the quarterfinals.
Zverev defeated Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis (97) for a double 6-4; while Ruud prevailed over Britain’s Cameron Norrie (12), 6-3, 6-4.
In the doubles tournament, meanwhile, the man from Mar del Plata Horace Zeballosaccompanied by Spaniard Marcel Granollers, fell in the quarterfinals to the Australian pairing Kyrgios-Kokkinakis, 7-5, 6-2, in just 68 minutes.
Source: Ambito
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