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Cerúndolo and Trungelliti advance at Cincinnati Masters
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Cerúndolo and Trungelliti advance at Cincinnati Masters

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Argentinian tennis players Juan Manuel Cerúndolo and Marco Trungelliti advanced to the second round of the Cincinnati Masters 1000 tournament.
  • Cerúndolo defeated Mark Lajal, while Trungelliti overcame Hamad Medjedovic in close matches.
  • Both players now face tougher opponents in the next round, with Trungelliti set to play Daniil Medvedev.

Argentine tennis players Juan Manuel Cerúndolo and Marco Trungelliti secured their spots in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters 1000. Cerúndolo, ranked 51st globally, triumphed over Estonia's Mark Lajal with a score of 6-4, 6-4 in a match lasting one hour and 23 minutes. He is scheduled to face France's Arthur Rinderknech in the next stage.

Trungelliti, currently ranked 91st, endured a tougher challenge against Serbia's Hamad Medjedovic (73rd). He secured a victory with a score of 7-5, 7-6(2), after being a break down in the second set. His next opponent will be Daniil Medvedev, the fourth seed in the tournament.

Meanwhile, Colombian player Nicolás Mejía's tournament ended with a loss to Australia's Adam Walton (98th), who won 7-6(5), 6-0. Juan Manuel's brother, Francisco Cerúndolo, is set to make his debut in the same round against Portugal's Nuno Borges.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.