Miami, Sonego beats Thiem in straight sets. Trevisan advances, Giorgi eliminated

Mission accomplished, despite the strength of the opponent. Lorenzo Sonego passed the first round ofMiami ATP 1000 beating the Austrian in straight sets Dominic Thiem, former number 3 in the world today at box 106. The tennis player from Turin won the first set on the tie-break (9-7) while in the second he won with a partial score of 6-3. “It’s wonderful to be back here in Miami, I always have very positive sensations here. Today – Sonego said after the match – I was lucky enough to face one of the best players who have been there in recent years, and to do so at the Central which was even more special. I like to play here, the conditions are very fast: if I serve well everything becomes easier. I wanted to be as aggressive as possible, in return and in rallies. I’m trying to play closer to the baseline this ‘year. My team helps me a lot, today they cheered me on all the time, they reminded me to stay focused, to hit hard, to play aggressive.” His journey in Miami will continue against the British Dan Evansworld number 29, who is making his debut in the tournament after a bye in the first round.

Trevisan advances, Giorgi beaten

There has been no story in the women’s draw between Camila Giorgi and former world number one Victoria Azarenka. The Belarusian won 6-3, 6-1 in the second round of the tournament. Never really in the match, Giorgi only stood up to her opponent in the first set. Convincing debut instead for Martina Trevisan: the 29-year-old, number 24 in the ranking and 25 in the seeding, who entered the competition directly in the second round, beat the Japanese 6-4 6-3 in one hour and 23 minutes Nao Hibino, number 137 WTA, coming from the qualifiers. In the third round Trevisan will find the American on the other side of the net Claire Lunumber 59 in the world, who entered the draw after the forfeit of the Polish Iga Swiatek.