Francisco closing itthe best tennis player so far this year of Argentinawill play the semifinal of the Masters 1000 from Madrid in front of the Norwegian Casper Ruud, Current number 15 in the world and 14th preclassified of the contest. The meeting is scheduled in the second turn of the Manolo Santana Stadiumnot before 11:00 in our country. The winner will advance to the grand final of Sunday. On the other side of the painting the duel will be starred by the British Jack Draper (6th) and the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (11th), in the night session of the central track, not before 15:00 in Argentina. Both matches can be followed through ESPN y Disney+.
Fran He arrived at this instance after a week of notable actions in the Magic Box. After being free in the first round because of its preclassified twentieth status, he began his way with a solid triumph over the Frenchman Harold Mayot (6-3 and 6-4). In third, he surpassed in the meeting between compatriots to Francisco Comesaña (6-4 and 6-4). The great impact came in the round of 16, where eliminated the number 2 of the world and maximum favorite, Alexander Zverev, 7-5 and 6-3. Finally, In the quarterfinals played on Thursday, he had to fight and overcome to overcome Czech Revelation Jakub Mensik (23rd) 3-6, 7-6 (5) and 6-2.
Ruud, on the other hand, also demonstrated his hierarchy over the Madrid brick dust to reach the semifinals. The Norwegian also did not play the first round. In his second phase debut, he beat French Arthur Rinderknech (6-3 and 6-4). In third, he beat the American Sebastian Korda (6-3 and 6-3). In the round of 16, another American was imposed, Taylor Fritz 3, in a fierce duel (7-5 and 6-4). In Thursday’s rooms, Ruud continued his march, surpassing the Russian Daniil Medvedev, confirming his candidacy in the tournament.
Access to semis already represents an important achievement for Francisco closing it In ranking terms. With the points obtained, it is guaranteed to appear next Monday in the post N ° 18 of the world rankingwhich means its best historical location. However, the opportunity to continue climbing is latent: if it manages to overcome Ruud and reach the final of the Masters 1000 of Madrid, the projections indicate that it could amount to position 15. The history of the born in the city of Buenos Aires 26 years ago before that of Oslo is favorable, with five wins and three losses.
The background of Argentine tennis in Masters 1000 semifinals is significant. Francisco cerúndo seeks to achieve his first final in this categorya milestone that only a select compatriots group achieved. Four albicelestes enshrined champions in competitions in this category: Guillermo Cañas (1 title), Guillermo Coria (2), David Nalbandian (2) y Juan Martín del Potro (1).
Diego Schwartzman He also managed to access a defining meeting of Masters 1000, although he could not with Novak Djokovic in the 2020 Rome final. Cerúndo has before him the opportunity to take another step and get into the definition of Sunday.
In the night session of the Manolo Santana stadium, not before 3:00 pm in Argentina, the second male semifinal between the British will be played Jack Draper and the Italian Lorenzo Musetti. It will be the fourth confrontation between them at the professional level, with a history that clearly favors English, 3-0. However, all previous duels were played on Indoor hard courts: Draper won the Round Robin de las Next Gen ATP Finals 2022 (4-1, 4-0 and 4-3), in the round of 16 Sofia 2023 (7-5 and 6-2) and in the semifinals of One 2024 (6-2 and 6-4). This clay in the clay of Madrid will therefore be its first antecedent on this surface, the favorite of Musetti, which adds an extra factor of interest to the definition for a place in the final of Sunday.
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