02/20/2024 10:14 p.m. Updated on 02/20/2024 10:21 p.m.
The entire Brazilian twist was on the side of Stan Wawrinka, former world number 3. But the joy came from the Argentine Facundo Díaz Acosta (59th in the ranking, recent winner of the Argentina Open. It was a 7-5, 6-4 victory this Tuesday in the first round of the ATP 500 Open in Rio de Janeiro.
Facundo staged an incredible comeback on the clay of the Jockey Club, bathed during the afternoon and early evening by heavy rains that altered the second day of the competition.
The left-hander won the first set from behind, in which he was 2-5 down, taking advantage of the repeated unforced errors (20) of the 38-year-old European, who showed his discomfort by breaking his racket at the end of the first set, when hitting it against his knee.
Wawrinka breaks his racket.
Díaz Acosta won a duel played for one hour and 54 minutes on the main court, the Guga Kuerten.
Look at the last point
Next rival
The Argentine will face his compatriot Sebastián Báez in the round of 16, who beat Frenchman Corentin Moutet (147) 6-4, 6-3, who reached the main draw from the qualifiers, in a duel played in parallel this Tuesday.
Díaz Acosta against Wawrinka.Díaz Acosta celebrates against Wawrinka.
2024-02-21 01:14:08
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