22/05/2024 19:24hs.
In France it is being carried out qualification for Roland Garrosand while some Argentine tennis players seek to earn their place in the second Grand Slam of the year, others are competing in the different tournaments ATP and WTA in Europe and Africa to arrive in the best possible way to the big event on clay.
One of these tournaments is ATP 250 of Genevain Switzerland, where the one who is doing best so far is Sebastian Baez (20th)who this Wednesday beat the Spanish Roberto Carballés Baena (62nd) by 6-3 y 6-0 in 1h12m and earned his place in the quarterfinals of the tournament in which Juan Pablo Ficovich (233rd) and Federico Coria (69th) also participated, but they could not reach the top 16 stage.
Seba Baez, in the Swiss quarterfinals.
In addition, another championship is also being played in France at the same time as the start of Roland Garros and it is the ATP 250 in Lyon. Over there, Tomás Etcheverry (29°) He is on a positive streak, because he won again, this time it was in the round of 16 against the Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild (58th), who retired when the player from La Plata was 7-5 y 3-0 up after 1h34m.
Now, with Flaco already in the quarterfinals, there is only one Argentine left in the draw, because Francisco Cerúndolo (23rd) He did not have luck on his side, he made many unforced errors and lost against the local Hugo Gaston (104th) by 6-2, 2-6 y 6-3 in just over an hour and a half of play.
Etcheverry holds on in Lyon.
In addition to Etcheverry and Cerúndolo, there were also other national rackets that were present in the French competition but said goodbye quickly: they were Thiago Tirante (109°) y Guido Andreozzi (300°), who could not advance to the draw from qualifying. While, Pedro Cachín (106th), who entered as a lucky loser, left at the first opportunity.
In the women’s branch, an albiceleste racket was active in the Rabat Open, in Morocco. Is about Lourdes Carlé (83ª), who in the second round was defeated by the Egyptian Mayar Sherif (66th) by 6-3 and 6-2 in 1h21m. Thus, the tournament that also featured Nadia Podoroska (59th)who said goodbye in the round of 16, has no more national presences in the draw.
Carlé said goodbye to Rabat.
Thursday’s games
This Thursday there will be two matches that define the continuity of the two Argentine tennis players who remain standing in Lyon and Geneva. First of all, he will go out on the field early Etcheverry, who will face the German Dominik Koepfer (67th) starting at 6 with the aim of getting among the four best players. For his part, Seba Baez he will have a very brave stop against the Norwegian Casper Ruud (7°)with whom it will be measured from 13, also to play for a place in the semifinals. Both will be seen on Star+.
2024-05-22 22:24:11
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