The 22-year-old from La Plata, the only Argentine participating in this Challenger, will play in the round of 16 against the Frenchman Arthur Fils (427), who beat the German Nikola Kuhn (251) 4-6, 6-1 and 6- 3.
The Argentine tennis players achieved this year five titles in the tournaments of the Challenger category, the one that follows in importance to the ATP.
Santiago Rodríguez Taverna was crowned champion in Tigre, in the province of Buenos Aires; Francisco Cerúndolo in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia; Tomás Martín Etcheverry in Concepción, Chile; Facundo Bagnis in Pereira, Colombia; and Pedro Cachin in Madrid.
