The Argentinian Francisco Cerúndolo, one of the revelations of the Miami Masters 1000 for the second consecutive year, was eliminated this Thursday at the hands of Russian Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinals.
Khachanovnumber 16 in the ATP, beat Cerúndolo (31) 6-3 and 6-2 in one hour and 15 minutes of play.
The Russian, a semifinalist in the last two Grand Slam tournaments, will now play against his compatriot Daniel Medvedev for a spot in his first Masters 1000 final since 2018.
closing it, Instead, he was one step away from repeating a dream tour in Miami (Florida) like last year, when he became the lowest-ranked tennis player in the world (103) to reach the semifinals of this prestigious tournament.
The Argentine, now the first Latin American tennis player in the ATP ranking, was overwhelmed from the beginning by the solid game of Khachanov and ended up condemned for his ineffectiveness with the second service (22% of points won) and his unforced errors, committing up to 22 to 9 of his rival.
closing it, 24 years old, he had once again excited the wide and passionate Argentine fans in Miami in a journey in which he came to eliminate the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, fifth seed in the tournament.
Source: Ambito
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