The Argentinian Diego Schwartzmanchampion in 2021, the Austrian Dominic Thiemwinner of the 2016 and 2018 editions, and the Italian Lorenzo Musettiwho will debut in Buenos Aires, are the three tennis players who confirmed this Wednesday their participation in the Argentina Open, the ATP 250 that will be played in February 2023.
The contest, which will play its 23rd. consecutive edition at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo, from February 11 to 19, will distribute prizes for $602,250 and had the Norwegian Casper Ruud as champion this year.
The “Little” Schwartzman, currently ranked 25th in the world ranking, conquered the Buenos Aires ATP in 2021 and he was also a finalist in 2019 (lost to Italian Marco Cecchinato) and last year (lost to Norwegian Ruud).
Thiem, champion of the US Open in 2020 and number three in the world that year, currently occupies box 105 in the ranking after two years in which he suffered a lot with his right wrist. twice operated, and will seek to recover its leadership on brick dust in the South American tour.
Musetti, for his part, 23 years old and number 20 on the planet, won the ATP 500 in Hamburg this year and the 250 in Naples, and is considered one of the biggest promises on the circuit, as a future “top ten”.
The one who at the moment has not confirmed his calendar for 2023 is the Norwegian Ruud, champion in Buenos Aires in 2020 and 2022although now he has changed his logistics for the tournaments since he occupies the number three box in the world ranking and could choose to play another tournament on that date.
