Jiri Lehecka wasted little time settling in to his maiden Miami Open offered by Itau marketing campaign on Thursday morning, when the big-hitting Czech eased to a 6-3, 6-4 first-round victory in opposition to Federico Coria.
The 21-year-old Lehecka surged to an early 3-0 lead in opposition to Coria on Court 1 at Hard Rock Stadium, the place he’s competing in an ATP Masters 1000 principal draw for simply the third time. That set the tone for the pair’s first ATP Head2Head encounter, as Lehecka’s highly effective groundstrokes and confidence to maneuver ahead every time potential helped him to a cushty 63-minute victory.
“The conditions suit me much better than in Indian Wells,” Lehecka later informed ATPTour.com. “The floor is a bit quicker and the balls are flying extra. Today’s match was powerful as a result of it was my first match in Miami. I managed it effectively.
“I was serving pretty good. I knew that Federico improved a lot on hard courts, which meant I tried to prepare a bit better for our match, and I’m super happy that I won.”
The World No. 44 Lehecka fired 23 winners and gained 75 per cent (9/12) of factors on the web en path to his win. Cordoba finalist Coria battled effectively to limit his opponent to a single break of serve in every set, however the Argentine was unable to conjure any break factors of his personal as he fell brief in his bid to achieve the second spherical in Miami for the primary time.
After he reached the Australian Open quarter-finals in January after which notched his first Masters 1000 main-draw win in Indian Wells two weeks in the past, Lehecka’s sturdy Miami debut represents one other step ahead in a breakout season for the 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals runner-up. After downing Coria for his thirteenth tour-level win of the season, the Czech has now equalled his tally of victories for the whole 2022 season.
Lehecka will subsequent attempt to replicate his triumphant opening show in a second-round conflict in opposition to 18th seed Lorenzo Musetti. The pair has met as soon as earlier than on Tour, with Lehecka a three-set winner within the Rotterdam quarter-finals in February 2022.
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