Francisco Cerundolonumber 23 on the ATP list and the highest ranked Argentine, made his debut with a victory in Roland Garros this tuesday like the bragadense Genaro Olivieri (231st) and Guido Pella from Bahia (423rd)memorable performance.
Thus, both join the five hundred compatriots who had already entered the second round of the Grand Slam that is played in Paris, France, while the one who could not advance was the man from Buenos Aires Sebasitán Báez (42), who at the end of the day fell to the local Gael Monfils (394) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 1-6 and 7-5.
Wednesday’s games
This Wednesday the second wheel will start and with the presence of the Peques. From 7:20 -scheduled time- Buenos Aires Diego Schwartzman (95th) He will try to capitalize on the clean and jerk of his debut – he started two sets down and turned history around – when he faces the Portuguese Nuno Borges (80th). While Not before 8 o’clock it will be the turn of Rosario Nadia Podoroska (103rd), the only representative of the Albiceleste in the women’s team and semifinalist in 2020, who will have a tough test against the Czech Karolina Muchova (43rd).
Roland Garros is televised in the country by the ESPN signal, mainly through its derivatives ESPN 2 y 3. It can also be seen with the online platform Star+.
Thursday’s games
Most of the Argentines have action scheduled for Thursday, with the presentations of the second round of the Tomás Martín Etcheverry (49th) from La Plata against Australian Alex De Minaur (19th), the cordobés Pedro Cachín (64th) against the Croatian Borna Coric (16th) and he also Thiago Agustin Tirant from La Plata (153rd) against the Chinese Zhizhen Zhang (71st). In turn, they will return to the ring and with little rest closing it -against the German Yannick Hanfmann (65th) or the Brazilian Thiago Monteiro (98th)-, Olivieribefore the Italian Andrea Vavassori (148th) y Pellaagainst the surprising Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild (172nd), executioner of the Russian Daniil Medvedev (2nd).
Fran’s first, Genaro’s dream
After falling in the initial round in 2021 and 2022, Cerúndolo (23rd) achieved his first victory at Roland Garros by beating the Spanish Jaume Munar (81st) by 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (5) and 6-1 in two hours and 44 minutes of play.
The 24-year-old from Buenos Aires defined the party as a “hard battle” in their networks. “It’s annoying to have these bumps, more so in a Grand Slam. I felt comfortable playing, firm. Suddenly I entered a hole and I couldn’t play and it pays off. The third was very hard and in the fourth I played well again. These games have to be won no matter what. It is a first round of Roland Garros”, he opined in television statements.
Earlier, the first Argentine good news of the day was given by Olivieri (231st) from Bragadense, emerged from the qualy, winning a marathon match by 7-6 (3), 4-6, 4-6, 7-5 and 6-1 in three hours and 54 minutes the local Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (237th), 19 years old and two meters tall, one of the promises of French tennis.
“It’s a dream, I don’t want to wake up,” Olivieri rejoiced, who on Thursday will face the Italian Vavassori, surprise winner of the Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic (31st) after an anthological 5-7, 2-6, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (3) and 7-6 (9) .
Pella fought and won
the bahiense Guido Pella (423rd) later became the eighth Argentine in the second phase with a memorable victory against local Quentin Halys (88th). He was a triumph for the left-handed 6-4, 6-7 (7), 2-6, 7-6 (4) and 7-6 (4) in four hours and 20 minutes to celebrate again in a Grand Slam later three years old
2023-05-31 03:01:00
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