Tomás Etcheverry seeks the comeback in the fourth set against Zverev for the pass to the Roland Garros semifinals

Thomas Etcheverry became the big surprise of this Roland Garros with his landing at quarter finals of the contest. The Argentine representative disputes his match in the Court Philippe-Chartrier before the german Alexander Zverev at the close of daytime activity. The 23-year-old tennis player is currently playing the fourth set.

A very even start to the match in which both set out with the mission not to leave their opponent room to mark the starting pitch. It was thus that the German was able to break for the first time in the seventh to get up 4-3, a difference that he held to win 6-4 in 52 minutes.

The tone of the second set seemed similar, but the Argentine was seen to be much more aggressive and taking more risks at key moments. It was in that way that he finally broke to get 4-2. In the following game, his nerves showed to such an extent that he committed his first double fault of the match at a key point and ended up losing that game to leave the German alive: 3-4.

By then, both had already lost respect for each other and so Etcheverry He gave the blow by breaking him again to get up 5-3 and arouse the applause of the public, who then did realize that the 23-year-old was not there by chance. There he was able to close it and he took the set 6-3.

Already in the third Tomás seemed to have come completely loose and could have broken Zverev, which began to run more than expected. But, the former number 2 in the world reacted in time and showed his best level to get two breaks and stay with the block 6-3.

The native of La Plata arrived at this contest in the position 49 of the ATP rankingbut thanks to his good performance he was one step away from jump into the top 30 and a victory in this duel would place directly among the 25 best on the planet, staying inch by inch with Francisco Cerúndolo (23rd) in the fight to be the best Argentine today. The oldest of the Cerúndolo fell in the round of 16, but would start next week in the Top 20.

With his best ranking secured on his back, Etcheverry plays his first ATP match against Zverevthat although today is planet 27a year ago he reached his best position when he placed second of the listing. German tennis player 26 years He won 19 titles, reached 11 finals and has held several Masters 1000 crowns in his career.

Etcheverry is going through his best sporting moment in 2023 after having reached the first two finals of his career: he fell to the local Nicolás Jarry at the ATP 250 in Santiago de Chile and lost against Frances Tiafoe at the ATP 250 in Houston.

Tomi He tries to join the select group of Argentine male tennis players who were among the top four in the Grand Slam on clay at the singles level. The last antecedent signed it Diego Schwartzman, who in 2020 fell in the semifinals against Rafael Nadal in three sets. The list of semifinalists at Roland Garros has Juan Martin del Potro (2018 y 2009), David Nalbandian (2006 y 2004), Marian Gate (2005), Guillermo Coria (2004 y 2003), Gaston Gaudio (2004), Franco Squillari (2000), Guillermo Villas (1982, 1978, 1977 y 1975), Jose Luis Clerc (1982 and 1981) and Enrique Morea (1954 and 1953). Of these ten surnames, only Gaudio, Coria, Puerta and Vilas (4 times) won their respective matches to reach the duel for the crown.

The Argentine started the draw in France with a victory over the British Jack Draper, who left due to injury after losing the first set. Then, he beat the Australian Alex de Minaur (6-3, 7-6 and 6-3), the Croatian Borna Coric (6-3, 7-6 and 6-2) and the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka (7-6, 6 -0 and 6-1).

He faces a player who started successfully against the South African Lloyd Harris (7-6, 7-6 and 6-1), left the Slovakian Alex Molcan (6-4, 6-2 and 6-1) on the way, he eliminated the American Tiafoe (3-6, 7-6, 6-1 and 7-6) and comes from winning in the round of 16 against the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (6-1, 6-4 and 6-3).

Tomás is the only one who reached the quarterfinals outside of the 32 pre-classified for the starting draw that yesterday featured Carlos Alcaraz (1) against the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) and Novak Djokovic (3) against Karen Khachanov ( eleven). The winner of the duel between Zverev and Etcheverry will meet in the semifinals against winner of the duel that will star the Norwegian Casper Ruud (4) with the Danish Holger Rune (6).

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