MIAMI (UNITED STATES) (ITALPRESS) – Red disc for the Italian players involved Saturday afternoon at the Miami Open. In fact, Lorenzo Sonego was eliminated in the second round of the second Masters 1000 of the season, staged on the hard surface of Hard Rock Stadium with a prize pool of $11,255,535. The 29-year-old Piedmontese tennis player, No. 38 in the world rankings, surrendered in two sets to the U.S. Taylor Fritz, the No. 3 and No. 4 Atp seed, winning with a score of 7-6(2) 6-3.
Matteo Arnaldi also stopped in the second round. The 24-year-old San Remo tennis player, No. 35 in the world rankings, surrendered in three sets to Czech Tomas Machac, No. 21 Atp and 20th seed, winning with a score of 6-2 1-6 6-3.
Finally, Luciano Darderi also dropped out in the second round. The Italian, number 61 Atp, surrendered to Australian lucky loser Adam Walton, 89th in the world rankings, with a score of 6-4 6-4.
Late in the Italian evening, the Azzurri’s hopes are tied to Matteo Berrettini, who challenges Frenchman Hugo Gaston.
Paolini ai quarti, Jabeur si ritira
Good news instead from the Wta 1000 tournament. Jasmine Paolini has indeed qualified for the round of 16, where she will face for a place in the quarters the winner of the match between Japan’s Naomi Osaka and Hailey Baptiste of the United States. The Tuscan tennis player, the No. 6 seed, took advantage at 4-3 in the first set in her own favor of the withdrawal of Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the 31st force on the scoreboard.
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