The Argentine tennis player diego schwartzmann take on the Serbian this Wednesday Dusan Lajovic at the beginning of a day with a lot of Argentine presence at the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro. It is that he will also play Sebastian Baez against him Thomas Bellucci, While Tomás Martin Etcheverry he must complete his unfinished match due to rain on Tuesday with the Spaniard Alberto Ramos, in which it is set above. It broadcasts the Star+ platform.
The “little” Schwartzman, 38th classified in the ATP world rankings, lines up Guga Kuerten on central court against the Serbian Lajovic (80), and if he beats him, another Serbian will then touch him Laslo Djere (57), who eliminated the Argentinian last Monday Facundo Bagnis (87) after beating him 6-2, 3-2 and retiring.
Báez (35), for his part, this year’s Córdoba Open champion, will also play in the center Guga Kuerten not before 19:30. Thomas Bellucci (915), who will retire from tennis once his stint in Rio is over.
In case of progress to the round, Báez will play his next match against the Peruvian John Paul Varillas (81), the surprise of the Argentina Open last week with his access to the semifinals and winner in Rio del francés Hugh Gaston (106) for 7-5 and 6-4.
Finally, Etcheverry (75) of La Plata will complete the match that beat Spaniard Albert Ramos Viñolas (47) 7-5, 3-4 and 15-0 in serve not before 17:30 unleashing a storm of rain and wind that led to the suspension of the day.
In case of completion of his victory, Etcheverry will play his next match against the Colombian Daniel Elahí Galán (88), who yesterday eliminated Cordoba’s Pedro Cachín from Bell Ville (59) after beating him 7-6 (7-4) and 6-4.
The only tennis player from Argentina who won in the opening round was Francis Cerundolo (33), which surpassed the Spaniards Roberto Carballes Baena (73) for 4-6, 6-3 and 6-3.
His next rival in the round of 16 will be another Spanish tennis player: Jaume Munar (66) or Bernabé Zapata Miralles (63), semifinalist at the recent Argentina Open.
Those who were shut out in their main draw debut were shut out Juan Manuel Cerundolo AND cachinadded to Bagnis on Monday.
The favorite for the title and also the defending champion is the Spaniard Carlos Alcarazwho lifted the seventh trophy of his career in Buenos Aires on Sunday by winning the Argentina Open.
Alcaraz (2), beat the Brazilian Matthew Alves (556) for 6-4 and 5-3 when the rain caused the suspension of the game and will continue this day on Guga Kuerten’s central court, after the match between “Peque” Schwartzman and Lajovic.
The ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro distributes prizes for $2,178,580 and is part of the brick-dust tour of South America that kicked off with the Córdoba Open and Argentina Open, and concludes next week with the ATP 250 in Santiago, Chile.
Source: Clarin
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