The beginning of Paris Masters 1000 It is just around the corner. The event, which will begin to be played on Monday, October 30, has already cleared the way for the tennis players. Four players will be involved there: Francisco Cerúndolo, Nicolás Jarry, Sebastián Báez and Tomás Etcheverry.
Fran Cerúndolo will be one of the four Latin Americans in the Paris-Bercy main draw. getty
The oldest of the Cerúndolo brothers will face the historic Gael Monfils. The 37-year-old Frenchman is currently ranked 89th in the world ranking and has just reached the round of 16 at the ATP 500 in Vienna. He was previously champion at the ATP 250 in Stockholm and was not part of the Asian tour. The winner of this duel will play against Casper Ruud (No. 8) who will have bye in the first round for being one of the best seeds.
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As for Báez, the champion of three ATP tournaments this season will have a very difficult stop: Taylor Fritz (No. 9). The American, although he has not been playing his best tennis and the results are not helping him (eighth finals in Tokyo and Basel, in addition to reaching the second round in Shanghai), will have the pressure to seek victory to reach a place in the ATP Finals to be played in Turin. In history, the North American has a 2-0 lead after defeating the Argentine in Cincinnati (2022) and Indian Wells (2023).
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On the other hand, Etcheverry was not exempt from difficulties in the draw. The man from La Plata will have to face Miomir Kecmanovic (No. 55) who, although he is not going through his best moment, was a semi-finalist at the ATP 250 in Stockholm and is a tough nut to crack. In addition, 15 of the 25 victories that the Serbian achieved in the 2023 season were on cement. If he passes the test, the Argentine will play in the second round against an even more difficult rival: Novak Djokovic (No. 1)who was runner-up in the 2022 edition of Paris-Bercy.
Finally, the Chilean Nicolás Jarry will debut against the Australian Alexei Popyrin (No. 39). The 24-year-old Oceanic only played in 2021 in the French capital but with surprising results, eliminating Alex de Minaur and Stefanos Tsitsipas after passing qualifying. In his last tournaments he had a negative performance (eliminations in the first round in Astana, Shanghai and Vienna) except for his participation in Tokyo, where he was a quarterfinalist. In history, the South American is up 1-0 after its victory in Monte-Carlo 2023.
2023-10-27 18:33:14
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