Franco Roncadelli entered the Uruguay Open main draw directly as a special exempt after reaching the Challenger de Lima final, Montevideo Portal reported.
The invitation originally earmarked for Roncadelli passed to Federico Aguilar Cardozo, who joins his brother Joaquín in the main draw at the Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club.
The adjustment opened a qualifying spot for Ignacio Carou. He joins fellow Uruguayans Francisco Llanes, Tomás Zurmendi, and Thiago Estramil in the preliminary rounds starting at 10 a.m. local time on Sunday.
Roncadelli draws Chile’s Tomás Barrios Vera in his opening match. Barrios Vera reached No. 63 in the world rankings two seasons ago and has claimed seven Challenger titles.
Joaquín Aguilar Cardozo awaits an opponent advancing from the qualifying rounds. His brother Federico faces fourth-seeded Henrique Rocha of Portugal, who sits at No. 111 in the world and won a title in Brasília earlier this season.
Other marquee first-round fixtures feature Bolivia’s Hugo Dellien, the 2021 tournament champion, against 2024 winner Tristan Boyer. Chilean former world No. 16 Nicolás Jarry takes a wildcard entry against Brazil’s Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida, while Argentina’s Francisco Comesaña meets Juan Manuel La Serena. Top seed Camilo Ugo Carabelli and Thiago Seyboth Wild await qualifiers.
Four Uruguayan players start their bids for main draw spots on Sunday morning. Thiago Estramil opens play on the central court against Ecuador’s Álvaro Guillén Mesa, followed by Francisco Llanes against Brazil’s Bruno Fernández.
Ignacio Carou meets Carlos Sánchez Jover not before 1 p.m., and Tomás Zurmendi plays Pedro Boscardin Díaz not before 2:30 p.m. Six additional qualifying matches round out Sunday’s free-admission schedule.
Three local tandems feature in the 25th-anniversary doubles draw. Ignacio Carou partners with Bolivia’s Boris Arias—a Montevideo finalist in 2023 alongside Federico Zeballos—as the third seeds. They open against Argentines Nicolás Hollender and Genaro Olivieri.
Federico Aguilar Cardozo teams up with Argentina’s Juan Manuel de la Serena to face Pedro Boscardin Díaz and Bruno Fernández. Francisco Llanes pairs with Argentina’s Santiago de la Fuente against Brazilians Bruno Oliveira and Natan Rodrígues.
Poland’s Karol Drzewiecki and Piotr Matuszewski enter as second seeds after winning the tournament in 2022.
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