Sebastián Báez achieved one of the most important victories of his career this Monday. He surpassed the Danish Holger Rune, number 12 in the ATP ranking, and advanced to the round of 16 of the Rome Masters 1000. It is the first time that he has reached this stage in a competition of this category.
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The best Argentine in the ranking (he is ranked 19th) was able to reverse a weak start and won 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 at the Foro Italico. His rival had been a finalist in the last edition of the tournament.
This is Báez’s second best victory in his professional career. The most notable had been in Bastad 2022 against the Russian Andrey Rublev, who at that time was eighth in the ranking.
Sebastián Báez advanced to the round of 16 of the Rome Masters 1000 (Video: ESPN)
In the next instance the Argentine will face the Polish Hubert Hurkacz, executioner of the other Argentine tennis player who was left in the race in the tournament. The ninth player in the world beat Tomás Martín Etcheverry (28th) 7-6 (7) and 6-2.
This is how the round of 16 of the Rome Masters 1000 ended
- Taylor Fritz vs Grigor Dimitrov
- Alejandro Tabilo vs Karen Khachanov
- Zhang Zhizhen vs Thiago Monteiro
- Nicolás Jarry vs Alexandre Müller
- Alexander Zverev vs Nuno Borges
- Hubert Hurkacz vs Sebastián Baez
When does Sebastián Báez play vs Hubert Hurkacz for the round of 16 of the Rome Masters 1000
Sebastián Báez (19th) and Hubert Hurkacz (9th) will meet on Wednesday, May 14 from 10 a.m. (Argentine time) on the Pietrangeli court.
2024-05-13 20:44:31
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