From the great victory of Francisco Cerúndolo to the incredible defeat of Sebastián Báez: the activity of the Argentines at Roland Garros

* The great victory of Francisco Cerúndolo at Roland Garros

The first round of Roland Garros and the Argentine tennis players who participate in the Parisian Grand Slam have shown great performance, achieving three victories out of four in the individual category. Francisco Cerundolo, Genaro Olivieri, Guido Pella managed to advance to the next instance and joined Diego Schwartzman, Thomas Etcheverry, Thiago Tirante y Pedro Cachínwhile Sebastian Baez could not sustain the good level before Gael Monfils and lost in the fifth set.

baez, 42 in the ATP ranking, was facing the Frenchman, who knew how to have his moments of glory in tennis, but who now at 38 is in the culminating stage of his career, ranked 394 in the world rankings. However, the experience worked in favor of the Pantera, who came back from 0-4 in the deciding set, to win the game after an emotional 7-5. In this way, the Argentine joins the eliminations of Facundo Diaz Acosta y Frederick Coria.

The path of the legion began with the Buenos Aires Francisco Cerundolo (23rd in the ATP ranking), who took a big step to the second wheel by defeating the Spanish James Munar (81st) by 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 and 6-1. The best racket in the country, in full swing of her career, obtained her first victory on the Parisian clay and will go for more against the German Yannick Hanfmannwho beat the Brazilian Thiago Monteiro.

Although it was not the best presentation of the Buenos Aires native, who had just played in the ATP Lyon final where he lost to the American Arthur Fils, there was a reaction after the second set and after a tight 7-6 in the third, closing it he was able to close the game with a resounding 6-1 that restored his peace of mind.

* The tough elimination of Sebastián Báez against Gael Monfils at Roland Garros

At the close of the day, Guido Pella noticed the french Quentin Halys in an electrifying match that was decided in the tie-break of the fifth set. It was 6-4, 6-7, 2-6, 7-6 and 7-6 for the Bahian, who on Thursday will look for a pass to the Third Round against the Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wildwho delivered the blow by eliminating the Russian Daniil Medvedev.

The most emotional note of the day was given by Genaro Olivieriwho achieved the most important victory of his career against the French Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in five sets with partials of 7-6, 4-6, 4-6, 7-5 and 6-1. It was the first match in a main draw of a Grand Slam for the man born in the city of Bragado.

The 24-year-old tennis player, who is ranked 227 in the ATP ranking, knew how to recover after winning the first set in the tie-break when the local team prevailed in the following sets by a double 6-4. Olivieri he fought in the third and took it 7-5 and then closed the duel with a wide margin in a total of 3 hours and 50 minutes of play to advance to the second round, in which he will face the Italian Andrea Vavassori (148°) on Thursday, June 1.

“I dedicate it to my father, he was my adventure partner and he died in the pandemic. It is a dream that I am beginning to fulfill, this is still going on and I don’t want to wake up,” said an emotional Olivieri after the historic victory. The Argentine player, who is living his first experience in big tournaments, told a press conference that the anguish over the death of his father was so great that he gave up tennis to collaborate in the family’s accounting study. “My dad supported me in every way, from psychologically to financially, in the end he even knew about tennis… When he passed away he didn’t want to play again, he had no motivation, but i came back and when he entered the field he had a sacred fire”revealed.

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