He Argentina Open entered his final stretch ahead of the grand final on Sunday and had a surprise in the quarterfinals with the brilliant performance of the Peruvian John Paul Varillas before the italian Lorenzo Musetti, the third seed of the contest. She eliminated him 6-4 6-4 to reach the semifinals.
Juggling and luxuries under the gaze of Gaby Sabatini: the pearls of Carlos Alcaraz’s triumph in his debut at the Argentina Open
The number two in the world delighted 5,000 people, who also applauded the former number 3 in the ATP ranking. “Winning here is super special,” praised the Spaniard after beating Serbian Laslo Djere 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. Tomás Etcheverry was the only Argentine winner in singles on the day
In the first turn of the day, the British Cameron Norrie brought bad news for Argentine tennis: it put a stop to the good week of Thomas Etcheverry. Although the local team won the first set 7-5, the team led by Argentine Facundo Lugones recovered as against Facundo Díaz Acosta and won 6-0, 6-3.
The duel lasted two and a half hours and allowed the 12 of the planet to get the first pass to the semifinals. Etcheverry, 23, is 82 in the world He had his best performance of the year considering that he had just been left out of the Córdoba ATP in the first round due to the fall against Joao Sousa and had only triumphed in a main draw in 2023 against Gregoire Barrere at the Australian Open.
Carlos Alcaraz and several of the best tennis players in the world danced tango at the Obelisk in the run-up to the Argentina Open
With the presence of the Spanish number two in the world and the Argentine Diego Schwartzman, among others, an action was organized to show the benefits of tourism in the middle of the tournament
Then he court Guillermo Vilas hosted the clash between the Peruvian John Paul Varillas and the italian Lorenzo Musetti, third seed of the contest. The South American had given a real blow to the table after leaving the Austrian Dominic Thiem on the road: he won with a double 6-4 in less than two hours of play. The first semifinal will be between Norrie and Varillas.
The Peruvian representative, from 27 yearsit is 101 del ranking, very close to his best position (94th a few weeks ago) and has not recorded any final at the ATP level in his career. He had just lost in the first round of the ATP in Córdoba against Dusan Lajovic and in his debut at the Australian Open against Alexander Zverev. In Buenos Aires he brought out the best of his tennis with the wild card he received: he eliminated Slovakian Alex Molcan (seeded 7th), Thiem and now Musetti.
Diego Schwartzman does not raise his head: he lost to Bernabé Zapata Miralles in his debut at the Argentina Open
El Peque suffered another defeat: despite his reaction at the end, he was beaten in two straight sets 6-1 and 6-3. Francisco Cerúndulo beat Jaume Munar and advanced in the contest
The Italian is 20 years old and is called to be one of the entertainers of the circuit for the next few years: he is ranked 20th in the world ranking after winning two titles in 2022.
In the third appearance of the day, the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz He confirmed his status as the top candidate for the title and swept Lajovic in two sets with 6-4 and 6-2. One of the biggest stars on the circuit is currently 2nd in the ranking at 19 years of age and is looking to win the crown in his first performance in 2023. Finally, the Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles –previously eliminated Diego Schwartzman– prevailed against the local Francisco Cerundolo, the country’s last hope in the draw. She beat him 6-3, 6-7 and 6-3 after two and a half hours of play.
It should be noted that this Argentine ATP, which in 2021 had a local winner with Schwartzman after 12 editions of drought, has already seen the hosts say goodbye Camilo Ugo Carabelli, Sebastian Baez, Guido Pella, Pedro Cachín, Frederick Coria, Diaz Acosta and his own Schwartzman before this day. It should be noted that after the defeats of the small and Thiem there will be a rookie champion at the Argentina Open
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