In an impeccable and overwhelming display, the Spaniards Carlos Alcarazcurrent champion of Indian Wells and number 2 in the world, got his ticket this Sunday for the round of 16, a round in which the Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo was not there, who lost a thrilling match against the American Ben Shelton.
Alcaraz He outlasted Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime (no. 31) 6-2 and 6-3 in one hour and 17 minutes. His opponent in the round of 16 is the Hungarian Fabian Marozsan (n. 58), who knocked out Chilean Nicolás Jarry (n. 24) in the second round and defeated Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild (n. 65) this Sunday. The Hungarian pulled off last year’s surprise against Alcaraz in Rome, where he pulled off an unexpected victory in the third round by 6-3 and 7-6 (4) in the only precedent between the two.
For his part, Cerúndolo (no. 22) had a tough challenge in the third round with a sharp duel against Shelton (n.16), one of the most famous promises of American tennis and reached the semifinals of the last edition of the US Open. In an epic duel that lasted two hours and 43 minutes, the final day at Indian Wells and which ended almost at 11:30 p.m., Shelton finally won 7-6(5), 3-6 and 7-6( 5).
The Argentine representation also experienced the farewell of Nadia Podoroska (n. 84), who lost 6-1 and 6-1 in an hour and a minute against the Russian. Anastasia Potapova (no. 33). Only one Argentine remains in the first Masters 1,000 of the year: Sebastian Baez (n. 19), who started 2024 with great energy since he was proclaimed champion in Rio de Janeiro and Santiago de Chile. On Monday the American will be measured in the third round Taylor Fritz (n.12), who conquered Indian Wells in 2022, defeated Spaniard Rafa Nadal in the final.
Besides the Hispanic tennis players, on Sunday some well-known candidates like the Italian Jannik Sinner (No. 3 and still undefeated this year), the German Alexander Zverev (n. 6) or the Australian Alex de Minaur (no. 10). Instead, the Russian stayed on the road. Andrey Rublev (no. 5), who was overtaken by Czech Jiri Lehecka (no. 32).
Source: La Verdad
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