Italy, waiting for the return of Jannik Sinner, continues to make people dream at the Miami Masters 1000.
Jasmine Paolini qualifies for the semi-finals, becoming the first Italian to enter the top four in the second stage of the “Sunshine Double”.
The 29-year-old from Bagni di Lucca, No. 7 in the ranking and No. 6 in the seeding, eliminated by 6-3 6-2, in just over an hour and a quarter of a match, the Polish Magda Linette, No. 34 WTA, who in the eighth-finals had surprisingly eliminated the American Coco Gauff, No. 3 in the ranking. In the semifinals, a prohibitive match against the world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka.
Positive signals also from the men, with a polished Matteo Berrettini flying to the quarter-finals and continuing to gain positions in the ranking.
The Roman tennis player number 30 in the world eliminated number 11 Alex De Minaur in the round of 16 with a score of 6-3, 7-6. The match was dominated for a set and a half, then the comeback of the never-say-die Australian and a thrilling end to the second set that Matteo took home on the fifth match point and after having cancelled six set points for his opponent. In the quarterfinals he will face the American number 4 in the world Taylor Fritz. Both matches for the Italians will be played tomorrow.
Nothing doing for Lorenzo Musetti, demolished 6-2, 6-2 by a reborn Novak Djokovic.
(Unioneonline/L)
