Miami, Sonego out in the round of 16. Sinner is back on the field tonight

The journey of stops at eighths Lorenzo Sonego at the Masters 1000 in Miami. After beating the American Tiafoe, the 27-year-old from Turin, number 59 in the world, surrendered to the Argentine in three sets Francisco Cerundolo, 31 in the ATP ranking, who had reached the round of 16 beating world number 6 Felix Auger-Aliassime. Cerendulo prevailed in a comeback in three sets with a score of 3-6 6-3 6-2 in two hours and two minutes of play. He will face the Russian in the quarterfinals Karen Khachanov who eliminated the Greek by surprise Stefanos Tsitsipassecond favorite of the draw.

Alcaraz ahead, outside Tsitsipas

Fly to the quarterfinals Carlos Alcaraz, which after Indian Wells is aiming for an encore in Miami to remain number 1 in the world. The Spaniard beat the American with a double 6-4 Tommy Paul. For the 19-year-old from Murcia it is the ninth consecutive victory without losing a set. Next adversary another American, Taylor Fritzwho beat the Danish 6-3 6-4 Holger rune. Tommy Paul’s defeat helps Jannik Sinner in the race towards a return to the 10. The blue, virtually number 10 in the world, has only to fear Khachanov who qualified for the quarterfinals by knocking out the number 2 seed, the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, for 7-6(4) 6-4. The Russian is also in the quarterfinals Daniil Medvedevworld number 5 and fourth seed, who beat Frenchman Quentin Halys 6-4, 6-2 and will face the American Christopher Eubanks.

Sinner chasing the semifinal

Sinner is back on the field tonight (not before 9pm) to hunt down the semifinals. The 21-year-old from South Tyrol, who reached the final in Miami in 2021 (ko against Hurkacz), faces the Finn Emil Ruusuvuori, number 54 in the world. The blue is ahead 4-1 in the balance of the precedents with the 23-year-old from Helsinki (who only won the first, the only one at Challenger level, in 2020 in the first round in Bendigo), two of which were played in Miami: in round of 2021 and in the second round of 2022.