04/18/2024 11:41am. Updated on 04/18/2024 1:08pm.
Without fighting it seems that it doesn’t count. Tomas Etcheverry (30th) finds himself experiencing a constant in his matches, given that his matches (almost) always last forever, with rallies of various impacts and very close results. A better example is his recent victory against the American Brandon Nakashima (87th) by 3-6, 7-6 (5) and 6-4 in 3h07m, for the third round of the ATP 500 de Barcelona.
For the eleventh time in his career, the player from La Plata reached the quarterfinals of an ATP tournament. And he did it by playing a great game, despite not having excelled in the statistics. Fighting every point and holding on to the baseline, he ran and ran to make it clear that his gladiatorial spirit is not negotiable.
With six aces (three double faults) and 67% of first serves, of which he won 77%, he became strong with his serve to be able to keep his rival’s aspirations at bay. Although he suffered a break twice, Tomy knew how to counteract the breaks in each of the opportunities. He never let himself down emotionally and thought of the game as a marathon in which the one who lasted the most won. Thus, he stood out in the aspect of giving back. And he had to bank 14 aces from Franco Davin’s former pupil. Anyway, he generated 12 break situations. Of course, he was left in debt in the event, because he could only take two.
The Argentine is adding valuable points for the ranking. (AFP)
Cameron Norrie, his next rival in Barcelona
Etcheverry will have a more than special duel this Friday: he will face the British Cameron Norrie (31st), who comes from an irregular season but already knows what it is to beat him (Buenos Aires 2023). If he can add a win, the Gimnasia fan would rise to 26th place in the live ranking and surpass his best historical position. In addition, it would leave him with good prospects to be seeded at Roland Garros.
Triumph of Díaz Acosta
In a dream week, Facundo Díaz Acosta (53rd) scored a great victory against the Hungarian Fabian Marozsan (39th) by 3-6, 6-3 and 6-1 in 1h46m. After a weak first set in which he could not fight against his opponent’s heavy and fast ball, the one born in La Lucila and Pan American medalist settled in on the court, began to dominate from the baseline, added resources to his game and He ended up going over whoever was on the other side of the net. In the next instance he will face the winner of the duel between Stefanos Tsitsipas (7th) and the Spanish Roberto Carballés Baena (72nd).
Defeat of Trungelliti
On the other hand, the one who could not get among the eight best of the Conde de Godó was Marco Trungelliti (1st). The 34-year-old from Santiago, who had three wins (two in qualifying and the blow against Nicolás Jarry), was left without physical strength and could not do much against the Italian Matteo Arnaldi (40th), Sebastián Báez’s executioner in the second round . He was defeated 6-3 and 6-0 in 1h24m.
Trungelliti fell before Arnaldi. (EF)
After an even start, Trungelliti began to make more unforced errors and gave up the last nine games of the match. In fact, in the second set he only added five points.
2024-04-18 14:41:31
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