Francisco closing it (24 °) achieved a blunt victory against the Norwegian Casper Ruud (6 °), after beating it 6-4 and 6-2, to advance to the quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 of Miami.
With a solid and aggressive tennis, closing it once again demonstrated its great moment in the ATP circuit, consolidating itself as one of the outstanding figures of the tournament.
In addition, the aforementioned instance also classified the Serbian Novak Djokovic (5th), Grigor Dimitrov (15 °), precisely the rival of the Buenos Aires in the quarterfinals.
The game began with the Argentine determined to impose his game from the beginning. Although the first games were even and neither managed to break the rival’s serve, the Argentine began to find his rhythm with his powerful right.
Arrived on 3-3, closing it took advantage of a long return game to break Ruud’s serve, which allowed him to take the lead. From there, the Argentine maintained a high level and closed the first 6-4 set, without giving reaction margin to his opponent.
In the second set, “Fran” stepped on the accelerator and quickly made the difference. With an early break, he took the lead from the beginning and continued playing with confidence, dictating the rhythm with his service and deep blows.
A second break led him to an advantage of 5-1, leaving Ruud without answers. However, the rain interrupted the game, generating a pause when the Argentine was just a game of victory.
Despite the setback, closing it showed maturity and concentration, taking up the encounter with the same intensity to seal the set 6-2.
This triumph not only means its pass to the quarterfinals, but also a clear message of its competitive capacity in large -scale tournaments. Cerúndo, who was already standing out in Indian Wells, reaffirms his good moment on this American tour, facing hierarchy rivals with determination and a high level tennis.
With a combination of aggressiveness and mental solidity, the Argentine is emerging as a serious contender to advance even more in the tournament and will face the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (15th) in the following instance.
Novak Djokovic recovers and is in Miami rooms
At 37, the endless Serbian Novak Djokovic He left the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (16th) and qualified for the quarterfinals in Miami.
In a tournament in which he is showing his best level, after a leg injury that left him out of Australian Open, Djokovic defeated Musetti 6-2.
After suffering a break in the first game, “Nole” kept calm, stayed with his next serve game and broke three times three times, to keep the first partner.
Already in the second manga and with the Argentine extenist Juan Manuel del Potro sitting on his bankformer world of the world came to break again, twice, and closed the game in his only match point. In the next instance he will have to face the American Sebastian Korda (25 °).
For his part, Grigor Dimitrov stayed with the triumph 6-4 and 7-5 against the American Brandon Nakashima (32 °) to advance to the quarterfinals.
In a first stop set and duration just over half an hour, both players remained strong with their service until the ninth game, in which Dimitrov was able to take advantage of his second Break Point to break and take the set with his serve, in the subsequent game.
In the second partial, the course of the party did not vary. Without granting a single breakdown, the Bulgarian got a new late break, in the eleventh game, and seal the set again, and the classification, in the next game, making use of his only match point.
Source: Ambito
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