It’s more difficult for Alcaraz, who already has a new schedule with Fritz after the suspension

Carlos Alcaraz went to the Hard Rock Stadium in vain, because of the preparation of the match he had to play against the American taylor fritz it was canceled due to rain, postponed from Wednesday to Thursday.

At 9 pm local time, the ATP and WTA 1000 Masters announced that the night session had been canceled due to bad weather in a facility without a retractable roof. The conflict between Alcaraz and Fritz It is scheduled at 8:30 pm, but the previous match between Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova and the check Petra Kvitova.

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Yes, the Italian accepted his promise Jannik Sinner, who beat the finn Emil Ruusuvuori by 6-3 and 6-1. Yes, there was a two-hour break with 2-0 in the second set due to rain, but the transalpine, 21 years old and world number 11, was the great winner to become the first men’s semifinalist at the Miami Open.

He will have more rest and preparation time for his confrontation against the best on the first date in the interval Carlos Alcaraz19 years old and No. 1, and taylor fritz25 years and no. 10.

More complications in the defense of the title and world leadership for the Murcian, although with his current state of form and his natural prowess, any further challenge is almost more of an incentive than a punishment. They won 17 out of 18 games this year, and delivered the final of river Since he was injured, he won the last nine matches, adding 18 sets without any concessions.

Alcaraz and Fritz They return to the preliminaries of the quarterfinal tie this Thursday, on the same day when the bottom-of-the-table matches are already framed: Christopher Eubanks vs. Daniel Medvedev and Fran Cerundolo vs. Karen Khachanov.

The general plan of Miami It is the men’s semifinals on Friday, a day they were supposed to share with one of the women’s ‘semis’, which was delayed due to the quarterfinals not being completed on time. The confrontation is designed Elena Rybakina – Jessica Pegulawhich will keep its space on Thursday, but Sorana Cirstea He is unopposed, coming out of suspension Alexandrova-Kvitova.

Thursday’s official program

Stadium 1

7:00 p.m
Fran Cerúndolo (Arg/25)-Karen Khachanov (Rus/14)
(not before 9:00 p.m.)
​Ekaterina Alexandrova (Rus)-Petra Kvitova (Che/15)
(not before 11:00 pm)
Christopher Eubanks (USA/Q)-Daniil Medvedev (Russ/4)
(not before 01:00 am Friday morning)
Carlos Alcaraz (Span/1)-Taylor Fritz (USA/9)
(not before 02:30 hours)
Elena Rybakina (Kaz/10)-Jessica Pegula (USA/2)​

The finals are split between Saturday (women) and Sunday (men). All if the rain, a constant threat on the weather radar, doesn’t blow the playing order again.