MIAMI (UNITED STATES) (ITALPRESS) – Lorenzo Musetti has advanced to the round of 16 of the “Miami Open,” the second Masters 1000 of the season, with a total prize money of $11,255,535, underway on the concrete of Hard Rock Stadium.
The 23-year-old Tuscan, world number 16 and 15th strength on the scoreboard, in his debut on the Florida courts (he benefited from a bye in the first round), won with no small amount of pain over Frenchman Quentin Halys, number 57 in the international rankings, with a score of 3-6 7-6 (4) 7-5. In the next round Musetti will take on Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, 19 Atp, today’s winner against Australian Tristan Schoolkate, who came from the qualifiers, with a double 6-4
Instead, Federico Cinà’s dream-run ended in the second round. The 17-year-old Palermitan tennis player, a double child of art (his dad is Francesco, his mom is Susanna Attili, both former players, ed.), surrendered in front of Grigor Dimitrov.
Cina, No. 441 in the Atp rankings, competing on a wild card, his first experience in a major circuit tournament, lost to the higher-ranked Bulgarian, world No. 15 and 14th strength on the scoreboard, last year’s finalist in Miami, by a score of 6-1 6-4. In the round of 16, Dimitrov will take on the winner of the Kyrgios-Khachanov match.
LE PAROLE DI CINA’
“It was very difficult to be able to stay calm today. I tried to do that. I could have given more for sure but it was my first experience at this level.” Thus Federico Cinà, to the microphones of Sky Sport, after the loss against Grigor Dimitrov, in the second round of the “Miami Open,” the first major circuit tournament played by the 17-year-old from Palermo. “Dimitrov knew very well what to do to bother me and he succeeded in his intent. The abdominal problem of the last few days did not affect me too much. This match and the one in the first round have left me with a lot,” added the dual artiste son. “Today the serve did not go well: I will try to work a lot not only on the serve but also on the forehand,” Cinà concluded
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