Good Tuesday for Argentine tennis in the tournaments prior to Roland Garros. On the one hand, Sebastián Báez defeated Roberto Carballés 6-3, 6-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the ATP in Geneva, Switzerland. Meanwhile, Tomás Etcheverry also entered the quarterfinals of the Lyon ATP after the retirement of Thiago Seyboth Wild when the score was 7-5 and 3-0 for the player from La Plata. However, in the French tournament Francisco Cerúndolo was eliminated.
Báez, at a firm pace in Geneva
Sebastián Báez (20th), fifth favorite of the Geneva tournament, has overwhelmed the Spanish Roberto Carballés Baena, number 62 in the ATP ranking, with a resounding 6-3 and 6-0 and has qualified for the quarterfinals. The match, which was resolved in one hour and twelve minutes, featured five breaks of service, all materialized by the Argentine, who saved the six break points he had against.
The native of Saint Martin, winner this year in Santiago and Rio de Janeiro to raise the prizes in his history to six, will face the winner of the match between the Austrian Sebastian Ofner, 45th in the ATP ranking, and the Norwegian Casper Ruud, number 7 and second seed in the tournament, for a place in the semifinals.
Etcheverry advances to Lyon
Tomás Etcheverry, number 29 in the ATP ranking, has won the Lyon tournament, after the withdrawal of Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild (58th) when the one born in La Plata won 7-5 and 3-0, and advances to the quarterfinals. end of the French event.
The match, which ended in one hour and thirty-four minutes, featured three breaks of service in the first set, one by the Brazilian and two by the Argentine, who, thanks to a definitive break in the twelfth game, took the lead 7-5. In the second, with the score at 3-0 after an early break of serve, Seyboth Wild withdrew from the match due to physical discomfort.
The Argentine will face off for a place in the semifinals with the German Dominik Koepfer (67th), who beat the Frenchman Ugo Humbert (17th) 2-6, 6-4 and 6-4, the first seed in the tournament.
On the other hand, not before 13 in Argentina, Francisco Cerúndolo (23rd) will face Hugo Gaston (104th) in the round of 16 in Lyon.
Francisco Cerúndolo could not beat the local Gastón in Lyon
The Argentine tennis player, ranked number 23 in the ATP ranking, was eliminated from the ATP 250 in Lyon after losing 6-2, 2-6 and 6-3 against local Hugo Gaston (104th). The match was played on the center court and was a hard blow for Cerúndolo, since he had just been eliminated in Rome against Karen Jachanov in the second round.
Carlé, outside the WTA in Rabat
Lourdes Carlé (83rd) lost to the Egyptian Mayar Sherif (66th) 6-3 and 6-2 in the round of 16 of the WTA 250 in Rabat, Morocco. Now, she will aim all guns at Roland Garros, where she enters directly into the main draw.
2024-05-22 19:42:13
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