Facundo Díaz Acosta’s journey in the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 lasted just 52 minutes. The 23-year-old tennis player, champion this season of his first ATP title in Buenos Aires, had entered the main draw as lucky loser after losing in the second round of the rankings against the Indian Sumit Nagal (he had beaten Peque Schwartzman on his debut) and having allowed himself the luxury of facing a former Top Ten like Roberto Battista Agut. The result was not as expected: a quick 6-2 and 6-4.
It was expected that Díaz Acosta could hit against Bautista Agut, especially since the Spaniard’s level of play is far from the one who reached 9th place in the world ranking in 2019 and reached the Wimbledon semi-finals and the World Cup that season. Australian Open. And also because Facu is going through the best moment of his career (he was 52nd in the world in February, his best ranking, and today he is 53rd).
However, tennis is often marked by the hits suffered by players. Victories bring more victories and defeats bring more defeats. And in this case the Argentine is on a negative streak. He has lost five of his last six games played and fights to reconnect with his best version, the one that led him to surprise everyone at Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis a few weeks ago.
This is how the day continues in Monte Carlo
The other Argentine who will take the field in the Principality this Tuesday is Tomas Etcheverry, against whom he will seek revenge Nicola Jarry, the Chilean who eliminated him from the Argentina Open when he suffered a tear in the semimembranosus muscle of his right leg and had to withdraw from that quarter-final match.
The 24-year-old from La Plata has just reached the semi-finals of the ATP 250 in Houston, in which he struggled before being eliminated against Ben Shelton, the future champion, and now seeks to advance in the Monegasque tournament to establish himself as one of the best South American tennis players in Today. He is number 31 in the world and is only surpassed by Sebastián Báez (19th, already eliminated), Jarry himself (21st) and Francisco Cerúndolo (22nd).
The favorite to win the title also plays, Novak Djokovic against the Russian Roman Safiullin and then will go on the clay of the Monte Carlo Country Club Alexander Zverevwho will face the Austrian Sebastian Ofner.
Source: Clarin
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