Argentine tennis player Francisco Cerúndolo will face Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor this Wednesday, and his younger brother Juan Manuel Cerúndolo will face Serbian Dusan Lajovic, in two matches of the initial round of the Miami Masters 1000, on fast surface and with prizes of $8,584,055.
“Fran” Cerúndolo, 23 years old and ranked 103rd in the ATP world ranking, will play Griekspoor (57) starting at 12 noon (Argentina time) on court number 5 of the Hard Rock Stadium, the stadium of the Miami Dolphins of the NFL that will host the traditional tournament.
In the case of advancing to the second round, the eldest of the Cerúndolo will have as his next rival the American seed Reilly Opelka (18), who will enter to play directly in that instance.
For his part, Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (122), 20, will also play on court number 5 and after his brother’s match against Lajovic (46).
In the case of winning, the Argentine will have the Italian Matteo Berrettini (6) in the next round.
The event, which after being played for 32 years at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, moved to Hard Rock Stadium in 2019had the Swiss Roger Federer as its first champion in the new venue, while in 2020 it was not played due to the coronavirus pandemic and in 2021 it was won by the Pole Hubert Hurkacz.
The other Argentines
The other five Argentine tennis players who will take part in the tournament will play between Thursday and Friday, with the exception of Diego Schwartzman, who will enter directly in the second round and will probably do so on Friday.
“Peque” Schwartzman (15), a finalist this year at the Argentina Open and in Rio de Janeiro, will face the winner of the crossover in the second round, which will be animated by the Frenchman Richard Gasquet (81) and the Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis (97). .
The other four Argentines who entered the main draw, Federico Delbonis, Federico Coria, Sebastián Báez and Facundo Bagnis, will have the following rivals:
Azuleño Delbonis (36) will play against Briton Andy Murray (85), whom he beat the only time they met in the 2016 edition of the Indian Wells Masters 1000, and if he repeats, he will then be the top favorite for the title, the Russian Daniil Medvedev (2).
The Rosario Coria (60) will face the North American Jenson Brooksby (39) and if he wins he will then go against the Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili (20).
The Buenos Aires native Báez (66) will face the Polish Kamil Majchrzak (75) and if he beats him, he will have the Spanish Roberto Bautista Agut (17).
Lastly, Bagnis from Santa Fe (104) will play against South African Lloyd Harris (44) and if he passes, Canadian Denis Shapovalov (14) will play.
The contest is played in parallel with that of the WTA that began the day with the news of the retirement at the age of 25 of the number one in the world, the Australian Ashleigh Barty, champion this year of the Australian Open.
Among the ladies, the top favorites are the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (5) and the Polish Iga Swiatek (2), recent champion in Indian Wells.
