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Closing it continues in the steps of Del Potro in Miami

The Argentine repeats quarterfinals in Miami, after Indian Wells

March 25, 2025

It had been a long time since an Argentine did not reach the quarterfinals at the BNP Paribas Open and in the Maimi Open presented by It Itaú in the same season. Specifically, seven years. But in 2025, Francisco Cerúndo had the witness of Juan Martín del Potro, the last player of his country to get it.

And he got it big, defeating the head of series No. 5 Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-2, in a match that was affected by the rain when the 26-year-old Buenos Aires was just a game of closing the match. Finally, in an hour and 26 minutes he certified his ticket to the quarterfinals for the third time in Florida (2022, 2023 and 2025).

“I like the city. I like Miami. I always found myself well since the first time I was here,” he confessed to closing it. “There are many Argentine and Latin American fans. He spent it well out of the track and that is something that probably leads me to play well.”

The eldest of the brothers closing it made history for Argentine tennis in this edition. None of his compatriots had come so far in the tournament on so many occasions (3).

Argentines with more CF in Miami

After a January without the best sensations, Cerunolo has been taking temperature until cruise speed. On the South American tour, he was already able to reach the final in Buenos Aires (p. With Joao Fonseca) and advance to the semifinals in Santiago already rooms in Rio de Janeiro.

But it has been at the beginning of the ATP Masters 1000 territory where it is offering its best level. Although in Indian Wells surprised No. 10 Alex de Minaur, in Miami he left out two of the main favorites of the tournament such as No. 12 Tommy Paul (Third Ronda) and Ruud (Fourth Round).

With an hour and 18 minutes of meeting the rain made an appearance in the Grandstand, forcing the game with 6-4, 5-1 on the scoreboard. It was 2.20 pm in Miami and the protagonists had to leave for changing rooms. They did not return to the track until just over three hours later.

Ceru, which remained to win the game, he had to wait for his first turn with the service to complete the work: “I am very happy. It is always difficult, when you are playing a very good game, controlling it and you have to stop for rain,” he confessed to closing it. “It’s not easy, but I was calm and I returned with confidence to the game, I made a very good game with the service. I am very happy to chain the quarterfinals at the United States 1000 ATP Masters 1000 on the hard track. It’s a great achievement.”

In the quarterfinals, he will try to write a new chapter of his idyllic history with the US tournament and repeat the semifinals he recorded in 2022. Of course, on the other side of the network the finalist awaits him last year and favorite No. 14 Grigor Dimitrov.

The ‘Sunshine Double’, the tour between Indian Wells and Miami in March, is being inspiring for Dimitrov. Although at the first ATP Masters 1000 of the season it was presented in the round of 16, in Florida it is already in the quarterfinals for the second consecutive year.

The Bulgarian defeated the fourth round this Tuesday to the American Brandon Nakashima, 7-4, 7-5 in an hour and 23 minutes.

Dimitrov had not been able to reach the quarterfinals in any of his first 12 participations in the tournament, but in the last two editions he has presented among the eight best in Miami (he was finalist last year).

In addition, No. 15 of the PIF ATP Rankings is already the third active player with more games won on a hard track at the ATP Masters 1000, raising its brand until 101, one more than Stan Wawrinka (100). The classification is leaded by Novak Djokovic (272), pursued by Gael Monfils (109).