Winner of the Florida tournament twice, Murray defeated Berrettini 4-6, 6-3 and 6-4. The Italian controlled the first set, after breaking Murray’s serve in the first game of the match. But he suffered a sharp drop in his performance in the second set and sought medical attention when he lost 2-5, after looking dizzy even though the Miami weather was not especially hot or humid like on other days in the history of the tournament. .
In the second round, Murray will face the Argentine Tomás Martín Etcheverry -29 in the ATP ranking.
Latin Americans had mixed results. The young Brazilian Thiago Wild earned his place in the next round by beating the Portuguese Nuna Borges 6-4 and 7-5. While Pedro Cahín said goodbye to the tournament by losing a double 6-2 against the Italian Andrea Vavassori.
In the 1000th WTA tournament, the Japanese Osaka -four-time Grand Slam champion- had a comfortable victory 6-3 and 6-4 against the Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto, in one hour and 18 minutes, to qualify for the second round.
Osaka is ranked 229th in the world rankings after spending more than a year away from the circuit and returning after maternity. In Miami, the Japanese remembers her fall in the 2022 final against the current world number one, Iga Swiatek.
In another duel with Grand Slam champions, American Sloane Stephens defeated German Angelique Kerber 6-2, 6-3.
Stephens, who was celebrating her 31st birthday, was convincing against a German player who surprised in Indian Wells by reaching the fourth round. Miami champion in 2018, Stephens will play against Romanian Sorana Cristea (19) in the second round.
For her part, Podoroska (78 in the WTA) beat local Ashlyn Krueger in straight sets 6-4, 6-2. Argentina In the next round she will face fellow local Coco Gauff, third in the standings and one of the favorites to fight for the title.
Another Latin American who continues her path in Miami is the Colombian Emiliana Arango, outside the Top 100, thanks to a victory against the German Tatjana Maria (GER) 6-2, 6-3.
Results
–Men
Luca Van Assche (France) beats Pavel Kotov (Russia) 6-3, 7-5
Juncheng Shang (China) to Miomir Kecmanovic (Serbia) 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 7-6 (7/5)
Jack Draper (Great Britain) defeats Taro Daniel (Japan) 6-3, 6-2
Thiago Wild (Brazil) defeats Nuno Borges (Portugal) 6-4, 7-5
Botic van de Zandschulp (Nederlan) beat Rinky Hijikata (Australia) 7-5, 7-6 (7/3)
Flavio Cobolli (Italy) defeats Yoshihito Nishioka (Japan) 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
Márton Fucsovics (Hungary) beats Max Purcel (Australia) 6-2, 6-1
Tomás Machac (Czech Rep.) defeats Darwin Blanch (USA 6-4, 6-2
Andy Murray (Great Britain) defeats Matteo Berrettini (Italy) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Matteo Arnaldi (Itlia) defeats Arthur Fils (France) 6-3, 6-4
Denis Shapovalov (Canada) beats Luciano Darderi (Italy) 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4
Martin Damm Jr. (USA) to Zhizhen Zhang (China) 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/3)
Christopher O’Connell (Australia) defeats Vít Kopriva (Czech Rep.) 6-2, 6-4
Andrea Vavassori (Italy) defeats Pedro Cachín (Argentina) 6-2, 6-2
Women
Camila Giorgi (Italy) defeated Magdalena Frech (Poland) 6-4, 6-2
Maria Timofeeva (Russia) beats Varvara Gracheva (France) 6-3, 6-3
Shelby Rogers (USA) defeats Linda Fruhvirtová (Czech Republic) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Donna Vekic (Croatia) defeats Karolína Plísková (Czech Republic) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
Katie Volynets (USA) defeats Sofia Kenin (USA) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
Storm Hunter (Australia) beats Martina Trevisan (Italy) 6-3, 3-0 and abandonment
Emiliana Arango (Colombia) to Tatjana Maria (Germany) 6-2, 6-3
Lin Zhu (China) defeats Marie Bouzková (Czech Rep.) 6-2, 6-4
Nadia Podoroska (Argentina) beats Ashlyn Krueger (USA) 6-4, 6-2
Arantxa Rus (Nederlan) beats Sara Sorribes Tormo (Spain) 6-0, 6-3
Viktoriya Tomova (Bulgaria) defeats Tamara Korpatsch (Germany) 6-2, 6-4
Naomi Osaka (Japanese) defeats Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Italy) 6-3, 6-4
Claire Liu (USA) beats Petra Martic (Croatia) 6-4, 6-1
Sloane Stephens (USA) defeats Angelique Kerber (Germany) 6-2, 6-3
Danielle Collins (USA) to Bernarda Pera (USA) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
Elina Avanesyan (Russia) defeats Erika Andreeva (Russia) 6-0, 3-6, 6-1
Source: Ambito
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