Three Argentines appeared this Monday in the first round of the Conde de Godó ATP 500, the Barcelona Open, Spain, which is played on clay and distributes 2.8 million euros in prizes. And the balance was positive, with two victories to stay in the race and a single elimination, on the eve of a Tuesday with more presence of compatriots.
Facundo Díaz Acosta, ranked 53rd in the world ranking and current champion of the Argentina Open, beat the local and guest Daniel Rincón (216th) 6-1 and 6-4 in one hour and a half. His next rival, on Thursday, will be the Croatian Borna Coric (32nd), who will debut on that day.
Marco Trungelliti (197th), coming from qualifying, beat Croatian Duje Ajdukovic (123rd) 6-2 and 7-6 (3), achieving his first ATP success since 2021 and his first in an ATP 500. Toned, he will seek to continue ahead against the Chilean Nicolás Jarry (22nd), another who will enter the second round.
Pedro Cachín, outside, and the Argentines who are coming
THE Cordoban, 88th in the rankings, succumbed to Frenchman Harold Mayot (116th) 7-6 (5), 2-6 and 6-3 to concede his 15th defeat in a row: he has not won since the Chinese challenger in Shenzhen last October.
This Tuesday, it will be the turn of Diego Schwartzman (142nd), who comes from qualifying, against the Serbian Dusan Lajovic (59th) after having passed qualifying. And on Thursday, for the second round, Sebastián Báez (19th) will go against the Italian Matteo Arnaldi (40th) and Tomás Martín Etcheverry (30th) against the Dominican Nick Hardt (229th).
2024-04-15 22:04:36
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