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ySonego upsets Tiafoe to reach last 16 at Miami Masters
Lorenzo Sonego beat Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 6-4 on Monday night and will play Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 25 seed, in the next round.
Italian Lorenzo Sonego moved into the last 16 of the Miami Masters by winning against American Frances Tiafoe, the No 12 seed, 6-3, 6-4 at the Hard Rock Stadium on Monday night.
Sonego, ranked No 59, will face Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 25 seed, next.
The Italian beat Austrian wild card Dominic Thiem (7-6 (7), 6-2) and No 23 seed Daniel Evans (4-6, 6-3, 6-2) in the previous rounds of the Miami Open.
In the previous round of the Miami Open, Tiafoe, ranked No 14, edged out Japanese qualifier Yosuke Watanuki (6-7 (5), 7-6 (3), 6-4).
Miami Masters, other third-round results:
- Daniil Medvedev (4) beat Alex Molcan (walkover)
- Christopher Eubanks (Q) beat Gregoire Barrere: 6-3, 7-6 (7)
- Adrian Mannarino beat Hubert Hurkacz (8): 7-6 (5), 7-6
- Francisco Cerundolo beat Felix Auger-Aliassime (5): 6-2, 7-5
- Quentin Halys beat Mackenzie McDonald: 7-6 (2), 6-3
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (2) beat Cristian Garin (Q): 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
- Karen Khachanov (14) beat Jiri Lehecka: 6-2, 6-4
- Botic van de Zandschulp (26) beat Casper Ruud (3): 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
- Jannik Sinner (10) beat Grigor Dimitrov (21): 6-3, 6-4
- Carlos Alcaraz (1) beat Dusan Lajovic: 6-0, 7-6 (5)
- Emil Ruusuvuori beat Taro Daniel (WC): 6-3, 7-6 (3)
- Andrey Rublev (6) beat Miomir Kecmanovic (29): 6-1, 6-2
- Taylor Fritz (9) beat Denis Shapovalov (24): 6-4, 6-4
- Holger Rune (7) beat Diego Schwartzman (31): 6-4, 6-2
- Tommy Paul (16) beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (20): 6-3, 7-5
