There is no doubt that Marcelo Rios He is one of the tennis players who caught the attention of the youngest so that they began to get involved in the world of racket, but not only nationally, but also internationally. For this reason, in the last hours, one of the greatest promises that Argentine sport has surrendered at the feet of the former number one in the world.
Lautaro Midon was born in Corrientes, is 18 years old and takes his first steps on the ATP circuit with “Chino” as a mirror. Although his career was based on playing several ITF tournaments, he also participated in different Challengers, where the furthest he reached was a quarterfinal in Tigre 1. But, in the last week, he was at the Challenger in Viña del Mar, where he was disqualified in the first round of the competition. Therefore, after the elimination the Argentine got rid of praise for Marcelo Rioswho is your example to follow.
While the 771st in the world in the ATP ranking was in the halls of Club Union to analyze what it was like to defeat and try to assimilate what happened on the court, where he wasted an opportunity to win the first set, he took some time to reveal his admiration for the Chilean tennis player. “I watched videos, I never saw him play ‘Chino’ Ríos, and he did what he wanted with the ball and I really liked how he played”started the correntino.
Just as he showered praise on Marcelo RiosLautaro Midon also dedicated a few words to Cristian Garín, with whom he had the opportunity to share several training sessions on the courts of Miami and was unhappy with the elimination of Gago in the M1000 in Indian Wells. “With Cristian I had the chance to share a week in Miami, to train with him, and the truth is he is a crack and a genius… (In Indian Wells) He took Ruud out, he had a spectacular tournament and it’s a matter of time before he gets back in”, he declared in dialogue with “Emol”.
The experience with the best in the world
At the end of last year, Lautaro Midon was summoned by the ATP to be a sparring partner at the Nitto Finals and train with the eight best tennis players of the year, where Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev, Taylor Frit, Félix participated. Auger-Aliassime, among others. In this sense, the Argentine gave details of how the call to participate in the Masters Tournament was.
“It was impressive. I was at home one day and my coach called me out of nowhere and told me that they had called him from ATP so that I could go sparring at the Nitto Finals and well, there were two weeks to go, I prepared myself on a hard court and when I went There it was a movie, it’s really… you’re in another place, let’s say another level… Sharing with them, all those two weeks, on the field as well as outside and being able to watch the games is an incredible gift that the ATP gave me” , ended.
