A few all-seeded quarterfinal showdowns are on the Wednesday schedule in Miami, the place Novak Djokovic continues his title bid towards Sebastian Korda. 2024 runner-up Grigor Dimitrov faces Francisco Cerundolo.(24) Sebastian Korda vs. (4) Novak DjokovicDjokovic and Korda shall be going head-to-head for simply the second time of their careers after they conflict within the quarterfinals of the Miami Open on Wednesday. They beforehand squared off within the 2023 Adelaide ultimate, wherein Djokovic saved a championship level earlier than triumphing 6-7(8), 7-6(3), 6-4.
(23) Francisco Cerundolo vs. (14) Grigor DimitrovThere have been greater than sufficient outcomes through the years to substantiate that Cerundolo is not at all a clay-court specialist. The Twenty fourth-ranked Argentine is an excellent all-court participant, and nowhere is he higher away from clay than he’s in Miami. Cerundolo was a semifinalist in 2022, a quarterfinalist in 2023, and now he’s again within the quarters following straight-set victories over Alexandre Muller, Tommy Paul, and Casper Ruud.
Up subsequent for Cerundolo is a second assembly with Dimitrov, who gained their solely earlier encounter 6-3, 7-5 two years in the past at Queen’s Membership. The 33-year-old Bulgarian completed runner-up at this occasion final spring however had beforehand by no means been previous the fourth spherical in 12 journeys to Miami. Dimitrov was additionally a modest 5-5 this season previous to beating Federico Cina, Karen Khachanov, and Brandon Nakashima earlier within the fortnight. This can be a nice alternative for Cerundolo, whose forehand would be the greatest weapon on the court docket on this matchup.
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