It couldn’t be for Tomás Etcheverry at the ATP 250 in Houston. A great match was played against the Argentine tennis player Ben Shelton, 16th in the world and early favorite to win the title, but ended up losing 6-7, 6-4 and 6-4 in a battle of two hours and 30 minutes of play that had a high point.
Etcheverry, 24, looked for depth in his shots to extend points and thus control Shelton’s power from the baseline. He succeeded in several phases of the match, especially in the first set, but little by little the American grew in the match and managed to do a lot of damage with his power. guide. He will play the final with Frances Tiafoe, reigning champion, or Luciano Darderi.
So close ????#USClay | @BenShelton | @tometcheverry pic.twitter.com/LrtdvR4I7j
— Fayez Sarofim & Co. US Clay (@mensclaycourt) April 6, 2024
Tomy will thus be unable to defend the 165 points obtained for reaching last year’s final and will fall to 31st place in the ranking. Anyway, he had a great week in Houston and can’t wait to start the rest of the tour on earth. His next tournament will be the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 and there he will make his debut with the Chilean Nicolás Jarry.
He found himself this week with his best version and seems to have already recovered from the tear in the semimembranosus muscle in his right leg that forced him to withdraw in the quarter-finals of the Argentine Open against Jarry. He returned to compete in the M1000 in Miami, where he was eliminated by Andy Murray, and in Houston he added nice victories against the Colombian Daniel Galán (6-4 and 6-4) and the American Michael Mmoh (6-3, 0 -1 and retreat).
End of the dream for Navone
On the other side of the world, in Marrakech, Mariano Navone (60th in the world ranking) lost in the semifinals to the Italian Matteo Berrettini (135th) 6-7, 6-3 and 6-2 and was eliminated from the Moroccan tournament, but leaves there with great emotions.
He defeated Stan Wawrinka in the round of 16, whom he defined as an idol for all tennis players of his generation, and continued with the best moment of his career. After being a finalist in Rio de Janeiro, he will now travel to Bucharest to play in the Tiriac Open the week after the Monte Carlo Masters 1000. From Monday he will be 51st in the world, his historic best position.
Source: Clarin
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