The nine-julian native, who as of this Monday will be 31st in the world after winning the Cagliari Challenger, will have his absolute debut at Roland Garros as a seed.
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After saying goodbye in the second round of the Madrid Masters 1000 last week, Mariano Navone41st in the world ranking, wanted revenge and went to play the Cagliari Challenger, where he beat the Italian in the final Lorenzo Musetti (29th) by 7-5 and 6-1 and became champion. He will move up to 31st place and be seeded in Roland Garros.
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This guy is AMAZING @marianonavone1 He beat Lorenzo Musetti 7-5 and 6-1 to lift the Challenger 175 in Cagliari and be 31st in the ranking
6th Challenger title for La Nave that will continue in the M1000 in Rome
— Argentine Tennis Association (@AATenis) May 5, 2024
That position in the classification will not only allow him to debut in the Masters 1000 in Rome, this week, from the second round, but will also make Mariano Navoneif there are no surprises, in the protagonist of a unique event in history when it is presented in a couple of weeks at Roland Garros.
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The 9 de Julio tennis player will become the first to debut in a Grand Slam as a seed without having previously played in a main draw in his life. This is an unprecedented situation since 1973 when the world ranking began to be computed.
Mariano Navone, the tennis player who skyrocketed
Between the challenger circuit and the main ATP tour, Mariano Navone There are ten tournaments played this season. After the final at the Challenger in Buenos Aires, he then suffered four consecutive eliminations in the first round (Australia qualifying, Challenger in Punta del Este and the ATP 250 in Córdoba and Buenos Aires). He reacted at the ATP 500 in Brazil, where he reached the final after having played the qualification, and continued on a roll with the semis at the ATP 250 in Marrakech and the definition at the ATP 250 in Bucharest.
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“This is the most important title of my career. I am very grateful for this trophy and very happy,” he commented. Mariano Navone in a short video shared on the Challenger Tour’s social network X. And he added: “It was a much closer match than the scoreboard says, but I was good at fighting for every ball. The last part of the first set was decisive: Lorenzo raised the level, but I managed to continue my way. In the second I think suffered a little downturn, even on a mental level. I close a wonderful week: I enjoyed it from start to finish and I take away great memories of Cagliari.”
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