The afternoon session at the IEB+ Argentina Open, which takes place in Buenos Aires until February 18, was marked by surprisessince the Frenchman Arthur Fils, eighth seed, and one of the great figures of Argentine tennis in recent times, fell in the first round, Diego Schwartzman.
The ‘Peque’ still does not raise his head and suffered the comeback made by his rival, the Colombian Daniel Elahi Galánwho fell in the first set 6-2, but recovered and won the next two 6-1 and 6-4.
In a message published on social networks after his defeat, the 31-year-old tennis player seemed dejected by the difficult sporting moment he is going through. “The weeks go by and the answers on the field do not appear“, he published in
“If it doesn’t work out, I will be able to look back and be more than satisfied with what I achieved. and for the people I had by my side who made me a great athlete and are incredible people,” he added.
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Previously, his compatriots Federico Coria and Camilo Ugo Carabelli qualified for the round of 16.
The brother of Guillermo Coria, Davis Cup captain, starred in an intense match that went to three sets against the Austrian Sebastian Ofner, whom he beat 7-5, 4-6 and 7-5.
The rival of ‘Fede’, number 106 in the ATP ranking, in the second round will be the British Cameron Norriesecond seed and world number 20, who enters the draw directly and has just lost in the round of 16 of the Australian Open against the German Alexander Zverev.
For its part, Ugo Carabelli, from the classification table, eliminated the Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillaswhom he defeated in only two sets, 7-6 (7-5) and 6-4.
The tennis player from Buenos Aires will now have a tough test by fire, since it is his turn to face the number one in the tournament and two in the world, Carlos Alcarazwhich in 2024 aims to win Olympic gold at the Paris Games without forgetting its other great aspiration: Roland Garros.
The winner of two Grand Slams (US Open 2022 and Wimbledon 2023) will debut in the tournament this Thursday.
As for Arthur Fils, world number 36, he fell in just two sets against the Serbian Dusan Lajovicwho defeated him 6-3 and 6-4 and will now have to face the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo in the round of 16 who, earlier in the day, had beaten the German Yannick Hanfmann 6-1 and 6-3.
In the meeting that closed the day, the Argentine Sebastian Baezfifth seed, He defeated Bernabé Zapata Miralles in just two sets (6-3 and 6-3).
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