09/04/2024 18:22hs.
Tomás Etcheverry (31st), in his first time at the Monte Carlo Masters 1000, debuted successfully and in a difficult victory against Nicolás Jarry (21st), whom he defeated on the brick dust of the Monte-Carlo Country Club by 6 -4 and 7-5 in 2h05m.
The first round clash was the sixth between the two, the fourth win for the player from La Plata after two successes for the Chilean. In a forehand duel, Etcheverry broke for 4-3 in the first set, enough to take the first set. The second seemed like he was going to fall on Jarry’s side, but showing great resistance, Etcheverry saved eight of the nine break opportunities he conceded in the match.
After 2-2 both broke their rival’s service, while the Argentine did it to get 6-5a game that he took in his first match point after his opponent hit a cross-court backhand long.
After the greeting, the Chilean rebuked referee Carlos Bernardes, accusing him of not having warned Etcheverry before serving on the last point for having taken longer than the regulation (20 seconds). “You are using your own rules,” Jarry pointed out to the Brazilian.
Etcheverry showed great tennis in his debut.
“He was bouncing the ball and he hadn’t put the racket back. Do you want to check? Don’t you want to? I’m going to check and then I’m going to follow you,” he continued while the referee packed his bag and disagreed with him.
The Chilean continued with an explanation: “I see that the guy plays a long, very hard point, he goes over (due to the serve time), and what is expected is a warning, the least that corresponds, and nothing happens. How do I play? with a supposedly false rule of yours?”
After, Etcheverry will face the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas this Wednesday at 7:20 (ESPN) (12th), who was winning 6-3 and 3-2 against Laslo Djere (32nd) when the Serbian retired.
Facundo Díaz Acosta left the principality.
This is how the Legion continues
The other Argentine player in competition this Tuesday, Facundo Díaz Acosta (53rd), had less luck, who fell in the first round against the Spanish Roberto Bautista (90th) by 6-2 and 6-4. Meanwhile, this Wednesday, at 6, Francisco Cerúndolo (22nd) will face the Russian Karen Khachanov (15th) in the second round, against whom he lost the three times he played. The first to say goodbye was Sebastián Báez (21st).
2024-04-09 21:22:34
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