(ANSA) - ROME, MARCH 26 - Lorenzo Sonego immediately exits the ATP tournament in Miami.
The 26-year-old from Turin, no.21 in the ranking and 19 in the seeding (bye in the first round), was eliminated in the second round by the 29-year-old American of Ukrainian origin Denis Kudla (no.84) in 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 6- 4.
After Sonego's knockout and MatteoBerrettini's retirement, the Azzurri still on the board remain JannikSinner and Fabio Fognini, who tomorrow will challenge the Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta and the Australian Nick Kyrgios on the third round respectively.
Iga Swiatek will be the new world tennis number 1, after the 6-2 6-0 victory over Swiss Viktorija Golubic (# 42) in the second round of the WTA tournament in Miami.
First Polish in history to rise to the throne of the women's tennis circuit, Swiatek can no longer be surpassed by her boots regardless of her path to Florida.
Tonight in the third round in Miami the blue Lucia Bronzetti will challenge the Russian Anna Kalinskaya.
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