With the end of the first round of AAT Challenger Santander edition Villa María, Nine Argentine tennis players classified among the sixteen best, and the crosses determined that, so far, One of the finalists will be Albiceleste. This Wednesday, from 11:00, the action continues in the Sport Social Club.
The experienced Federico Gómez28 years old, occupies the 191st position of the world ranking, the young Marplatense was won in the first round Fernando Cavallo (905 °) 6-2 and 7-5. The tennis player Pilarthat throughout his career he has conquered three titles in this type of competition, he assured his pass to the next phase.
Gómez He arrived at the Cordoba tournament after having passed the classification stage and falling into the first round of the US Openlatest Grand Slam of the season. In the round of 16 it will be measured with Hernán Casanova (435 °), executioner of Nicolás Kicker (299 °) 6-3 and 6-2.
“I knew that coming here was going to be hard, everyone wants you to win, everyone wants their place in the next round,” he said Gómezalluding to the intensity of tournaments Challenger, Where each point counts: “Fernando (Cavallo) is a boy who did not know, the truth. He plays very well, he gets very well and complicates the rhythm of the game. But I am very happy to have taken it out, to be here again and enjoy the people and the boys of the team, which is something very nice.”
The Pilarense also referred to the support of his team during the difficult times of the season, a key factor for his good recent performance, which included a good performance in the US Open: “They were perhaps hard and they were always banking there. They are the ones who always take my pineapples when things are not dating me or when I do not feel good. And they really, they are always there, banking. I dedicate it to them because they are the ones that are when things do not come out or when I am a little lost and help me to guide me,” he finished.
Lautaro Midón (262 °) arrived at Villa María With the desire to conquer your first title Challenger. In the first round he got an important victory against Bolivian Hugo Dellien (124 °), second standard head, 6-0, 2-6 and 6-3.
Visibly relieved after his triumph in the Villa María Challenger, Midón analyzed the hard match against the experienced player Dellien: “It was a very hard game. He plays very well, he has a great career. He knew that today’s game was going to be very difficult,” confessed the albiceleste.
The young tennis player highlighted his good start at the meeting, which allowed him to take the lead: “Luckily I entered play very well. I could break quickly, I made several fast breaks,” he said. However, the game was complicated from the second set: “Then in the second nothing, I stayed a little, I stayed a little physicist. He began to squeeze a little more”he explained.
The key moment of the game came in the third set, which became more even and demanding. Midón He acknowledged having had “A little luck” To get the first break. After that, he managed to put aside the nerves to display his best tennis: “Finally, I think I could put aside my nerves, so to speak, and get my great game,” he concluded.
In search of the quarterfinals, the Correntino will face his compatriot Mariano Kestelboim (436 °). It comes from beating Italian Facundo Juárez (582 °) 6-4 and 6-3.
Argentine Longevo tennis players continue to fight in the second category of the Tour. Facundo Bagnis (468 °) He won the Rosario Emanuel Ambrogi (406 °) 2-6, 6-2 and 6-4, and now the faces will be seen with Andrea Neckline (252 °), who had an outstanding performance by defeating the Peruvian Gonzalo Bueno (211 °), which came after obtaining an important triumph in the Copa Davis6-7 (4), 6-2 and 6-1.
He Villa María Challenger He left several outstanding results on his second day. Among the duels of Argentines, Alex throughout (224 °) exceeded a Gonzalo Villanueva (347 °) 7-6 (4) and 6-1. For its part, Guido Justo (386 °) won a tight meeting to Juan Bautista Torres (396 °) with partials of 6-7 (5), 6-3 and 6-4. Finally, JUAN MANUEL LA SERNA (480 °) surprised a Lautaro Agustín Falabella (337 °) By beating it 7-6 (2) and 6-1.
In other matches, the Bolivian Juan Carlos Prado Angelo (273) defeated the Brazilian Pedro Boscardin Dias (342 °) for a double 6-2. The Chilean Matías Soto (287 °) advanced after beating the albiceleste Carlos Zárate (966 °) 6-4 and 7-5. Finally, the Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas (324 °) eliminated the Argentine Santiago de la Fuente (355 °) with a score of 7-6 (5) and 6-3.
