Carlos Alcaraz remains tough at the Miami Open. The Murcian defeated Gael Monfils on Monday 6-2, 6-4 in a fine match where he once again showed the power and dominance that led him to victory last week in Indian Wells.
He did it again early in the morning in Spain, bad news that thankfully won’t happen again this Tuesday. And finally, the first seed will play in the tournament during the day session. It was in their round of 16 match, that It will be played in the third round, at approximately 9 pm Spanish peninsular time.
We can speak of surprise because after the very late finish on Monday, it is foreseeable that the organization will give him more time off to face the first match of the decisive stage of the tournament.
We can also describe his rival as a surprise. Lorenzo Musetti, number 24 in the world, will face the Spaniard after defeating American Ben Shelton (n.17) this Monday in the third round. The Italian took victory over Shelton 6-4 and 7-6(5) in one hour and 52 minutes.
The Murcian assured this Monday that The Italian is a “really talented and tough” tennis player. “I’m looking forward to playing against him and seeing how it goes”said the Spaniard in a press conference.
For his part, Musetti described the fight against Alcaraz as a “good challenge.” “I have a great friendship with him. We played a lot of matches on the court. It is raised in cara cara. I hope I win this time. I really want to interpret. He is a great man. A great man. A great athlete. For me it is an inspiration. “I hope I can give it my all and try to win that match,” he said on court after defeating Shelton.
Alcaraz dominated his previous matches against Musetti 2-1a generational rival (he was 22 years old) who beat him in 2022 in the Hamburg final.
In 2023, the two duels between the two were for Alcaraz: in the round of 16 at Roland Garros and in the round of 16 in Beijing.
Lorenzo Musetti puts in his best performance of the season in Miami. He does this a few days after becoming the father of little Ludovico.
The Italian, number 26 in the world, and his partner, Veronica Confalonieri, are very active on social networks, showing their partnership and some remarkable moments during pregnancy.
Source: La Verdad
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