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Stroke signs a masters 1000 debut in Miami

The Argentine will measure Shapovalov in the second round

March 20, 2025

Thiago Agustín Tira holder could not have imagined an atp Masters 1000 more special.

The Argentine outlined a huge smile this Thursday at the Miami Open presented by Itaú, surpassing 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to the Italian Flavio Cobolli to win the first game of his final career in the Golden category of the ATP Tour.

At 23, a strap struggles to become one of the great current names of South American tennis. His talent has not gone unnoticed since the form of training, in which he already deployed his premature talent around the world. A figure capable of reaching No. 1 World Cup in the Junior category, the South American already acted as Sparring in the Nitto ATP Finals 2019. Now, tanned of experiences, seeks its opportunity in the biggest scenarios of the circuit.

The victory was a fabulous impulse in the hands of a strap, given the opportunity to recover a place in the world top 100 at the close of the tournament. The Argentine, who reached the best position of his career as No. 90 last April, was placed virtually as No. 110 of the PIF ATP Live Rankings thanks to his first final victory in Miami. A reality that can completely change its calendar program for the 2025 season.

“After winning Rublev in Bastad, it is the most important victory of my career,” said Luntar. “I stayed at a high level throughout the game … the important thing that kept myself well in the final set and being break down,” he said.

After overcoming with note a baptism of fire, Stroke will know firsthand the demand in a tournament of this caliber. The Argentine will measure in the second round of Miami to the Canadian Denis Shapovalov, one of the players with a recent form in the 2025 season. The North American, who weeks ago lifted the third ATP Tour title of his career at the ATP 500 of Dallas, will be an unprecedented obstacle Lexus ATP Head2head for the Argentine.

“Things are going to get to me in time, I am doing things well and I must continue like this,” said the Argentine. “With Shapo it will be a game of little rhythm, and I have to take advantage of enjoying the fullest in all aspects to seek continuity,” he said and sentenced: “He can leave you stop everywhere, and I will have to be fast and not give him anything and as soon as I give me a chance, take advantage of it, being positive.”

Argentine tennis has a wide representation in this edition of the Miami Open present by It Itaú, a scenario of great attraction for South American tennis. In addition to a branch, figures such as Tomás Martín Etcheverry, Mariano Navone, Camilo Ugo Carabelli, Francisco Cerúndo, Sebastián Báez and Francisco Comesaña put the Albiceleste tone on the fields of Florida.

Did you know that …?
The Miami Open presented by Itaú is one of the great pending tournaments in the Argentine tennis record. Since his establishment in the ATP Tour calendar in the 1985 season, no albiceleste tennis player has managed to lift the individual trophy in the second 1000 masters of the year. The finals achieved by Alberto Mancini (1992), Guillermo Coria (2004) and Guillermo Cañas (2007) are still the most prominent Argentine performances in the history of the tournament.