10/04/2024 13:22hs.
Argentine tennis did not have a good day in the Monte Carlo Masters 1000. It is that so much Francisco Cerúndolo as Tomas Etcheverrythe only two national representatives who continued in the race, They fell this Wednesday in the second round of the contest, that is disputed on the clay of the Monte-Carlo Country Club.
On the side of Cerúndolo, number 22 in the ATP ranking and who had just surpassed the German Daniel Altmaier, He battled for 2 hours and 18 minutes against the Russian Karen Khachanovbut finally fell in three sets against the 17th in the world, by 4-6, 6-4 and 6-3. Despite the good start of the Buenos Aires player, who won the first set, Khachanov recovered and won the match without problems.
In this way, in the next instance he will face his compatriot, Daniil Medvedevworld number 4, who has just beaten the Frenchman Gael Monfils in straight sets.
And who also could not get into the round of 16 in Monte Carlo was Etcheverry, number 31 in the world rankings, who suffered a hard fall against the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. The player from La Plata, who was coming off a victory against the Chilean Nicolas Jarry, could only win one set against the 12th in the ranking, who won 6-1 and 6-0, in 1 hour and 4 minutes of play.
The two-time champion in the Principality of Monaco will now face the world number 5, Alexander Zverev. The German left the Austrian on the road Sebastian Ofner (44º).
2024-04-10 16:22:21
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