Pedro Martínez advances to quarterfinals in Santiago de Chile ATP 250 tournament

The Spanish Pedro Martínez won this Wednesday 7-6(4), (5)6-7 and 6-1 against the Argentine Facundo Díaz Acosta and reached the quarterfinals of the Santiago de Chile tournament, in the ATP 250 category and which It is played on clay.

On the Jaime Fillol Court at the San Carlos de Apoquindo facilities, Martínez lost the opening game with his serve, but immediately returned the break to Díaz Acosta and did not suffer in the entire first set until taking it 7-4 in sudden death.

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The second set had an opposite start, as the Argentine recovered his disadvantage (1-1) from the rest. Although the Valencian broke again in the fifth game and consolidated that advantage (4-2), his opponent tied (4-4) and the match was doomed to another tie-break. There Díaz Acosta, recent champion in Buenos Aires, showed a better version in each rest and won 5-7.

However, Martínez was relentless at the start of the third set and won five games in a row. Although in the sixth he wasted three balls to secure the victory with his serve, he amended the situation by winning the seventh with his fifth match point and smiling after three hours.

2024-02-28 21:02:29
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