With no Argentines in the tie after the fall of Francisco Cerúndolo in the early hours of Saturday, the Open Argentina they will have their semifinals this Saturday at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis with the crossings between the English Cameron Norie and the Peruvian John Paul Varillasand the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (#2 in the world) e Bernabe Zapata Miralles.
The first “seed” is played by the British Norrie, second seeded, and the Peruvian Varillas (101), 27, who entered the main draw after topping the standings and beating the Portuguese Joao Sousa (142) in a row. the Austrian Dominic Thiem (99) and the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (20).
Then it will be the turn of Alcaraz who will face Zapata Miralles, the surprising executioner of Cerúndolo, whom he beat 6-3, 6-7 (4-7) and 6-3 in the quarterfinals – he had previously knocked out the tournament in Diego Schwartzman. The 26-year-old Valencian will play his second semi-final against the title favorite this afternoon, not before 18:00.
In the background, Zapata Miralles won the final of the Cordenons Challenger, Italy in 2020, while Alcaraz beat him in the opening round of the 2021 edition of Roland Garros.
Source: Telam
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