The three Argentines, onto the field. The second day of the Monte Carlo main draw competition is expected to see the Albiceleste Legion’s representatives in action this Monday: Diego Schwartzmann, Frederic Delbonis Y Sebastian Baez |.

El Peque, seeded 12th, measured from 8.00 against the Russian Karen Khachanov (playing without a flag due to sanctions against his country for the invasion of Ukraine). This was the fifth duel in the history of the two, tying two wins per side; even the first in brick dust.

The man from Buenos Aires, 16th in the world and a finalist this year in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro, came off poor passes in the first two Masters 1000s of the season (third round at Indian Wells and second in Miami, after which be released in both initially) and has room to add to European brick dust. Last year, he lost his debut in Monaco and signed his best performances at Barcelona and Roland Garros (quarterfinals).

His rival, 24th in the ranking, also did not come in good time. His best results of 2022 were the Adelaide semis in January and Doha, in February.

The winner of that match will face the Hungarian Martin Fucsovics57th, beating South African Lloyd Harris 6-4, 6-7 (7-5) and 6-1 this Sunday.

while, Delbonis Along with El Peque but at a different stage of the complex, he faces Spanish Jaume Munar, coming from the classification. The azuleño, 35th in the world, leads head-to-head 2-1 with the Iberian, 78th, and will seek to surpass his performance last year in Monte Carlo, the best of his tournament career, when he started qualifying and lost to Nadal in the second round.

Semifinalist in February in Buenos Aires, Delbonis will have a very tough promise if he can make his debut, as he will face Zverevnumber three in the world and third favorite.

When the Schwartzman meeting ended, Baez the Spaniards would face the same field Pablo Carreno Busta, 13th seed. The Buenos Aires native, 66th, passed this Sunday’s last chance of qualy, where he combined victories against Italian Marco Cecchinato and Polish Kamil Majchrzak. And now he will play his first Masters 1000 on the slow courtthen debuted in this category with falls in the opening rounds at Indian Wells and Miami.

Seba, one of the best rackets of the new generation of national tennis, played his first ATP final at the end of February, in Santiago de Chile. If he hits Carreño (17th in the world and a rival he has never faced), he will face the Swiss. Stan Wawrinka (guest from the organization, after a long inactivity due to injury) or the Kazakh Alexander Bublik. And in the eighth, it will cross over Zverev.