Monte Carlo Masters 1000, day 2, LIVE: Fran Cerúndolo first against German Daniel Altmaier

Day 2 of action in Monte Carlo Masters 1000 has two Argentine tennis players on its billboard, who try to find their best version in the tour on slow courts that has as its horizon Roland Garrossecond Grand Slam of the season and a clay court mecca.

In the first round of the day in Monaco, what took the field was Francisco Cerúndolo. The player from Buenos Aires, 22nd in the world ranking published on Monday, faces the German Daniele Altmaier, who entered the main draw as a lucky loser. The 25-year-old German, 52nd in the world, is the coach of Alberto Luli Mancini.

Subsequently, again for the first round, he is presented Federico Coria, who also entered the main draw from the qualifiers. Rosario plays in the fourth round of the Princes camp against the Frenchman Ugo Umberto14th seed.

The Canadian has already advanced this Monday Felix Auger-Aliassime – I got rid of the Italian Luca Nardi for 6-2 and 6-3- and the Austrian Sebastiano Ofner -defeated the English Dan Envas for 6-1 and 6-4-.

Seba Báez’s quick farewell

In Monte Carlo Sebastián Báez is no longer in the running. The native of Buenos Aires had all it took to celebrate the first victory of his career on the clay of the Principality on Sunday, but when he served 5-3 in the second set he collapsed and the dream turned into a nightmare: the German Jan -Lennard Struff recovered by beating him 1-6, 7-6 (3) and 6-2.

Thus began the slow tour on the court before Roland Garros for the best Argentine in the ATP ranking (19th), who was trying to take a step forward in European tournaments on that surface, after having been one of the best in the championships played in South America.

The defeat of Bonarense, considered by many to be one of the candidates to go far (and perhaps even fight for the title) on Monegasque soil, was surprising, given the excellent results obtained this season on clay.

In tournaments played on the slow courts of South America, he finished with a record of 13 wins and two losses and two new titles. He was a semi-finalist in Córdoba, where he lost to the Italian-Argentine Luciano Darderi, later champion. He farewelled in the quarter-finals in Buenos Aires against Federico Coria. And then he achieved consecration in the 500 ATP in Rio de Janeiro (he beat Mariano Navone in a 100% Argentine final) and in the 250 in Santiago de Chile (with a victory against the local Alejandro Tabilo). He thus brought his personal tally to six titles, five of which were won on clay.

Before the start of that tour, he had also won the only match played in the Davis Cup qualifying series against Kazakhstan in Rosario. It was the fifth point that sealed the heartbreaking 3-2 victory of the Albiceleste team.

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