The 31-year-old Azuleño, who defends the points he obtained last year when he advanced to the round of 16 in what was his best performance in the French Grand Slam, will take on his next challenge against the Russian “top ten” Andrey Rublev (7 ),. with whom he lost the only time they met, last year on the Wimbledon lawn.
Rublev beat Korean Soonwoo Kwon (71) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-2 and 6-4 in a very tough match in almost three hours of play.
Delbonis, hero of the Argentine Davis Cup team that lifted the trophy in Zagreb on November 27, 2016 after beating Croatia (3-2) in the final, was the only Argentine to win on a day in which Federico Coria and Facundo Bagnis from Santa Fe said goodbye quickly.
Rosario Coria (54) lost in the opening round to Slovakian Alex Molcan (38) 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 after three hours and seven minutes of play.
For Coria it was his second loss to Molcan in a week, as he had also lost in the French ATP quarterfinals in Lyon 6-3, 6-2.
Another from Santa Fe but from Armstrong, Facundo Bagnis (103), also said goodbye quickly in the initial round although in his case it was more predictable, since he lost to the Russian Daniil Medvedev (2) 6-2, 6-2 and 6- 2, in a game that lasted an hour and 40 minutes
Russian Medvedev will have Serbian Laslo Djere (56) as his next opponent, who beat Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis (101) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
In the case of Bagnis, he had a muscle problem that prevented him from playing fully physically, in fact for that reason last week he left his match in the opening round of the Swiss ATP in Geneva after losing the opening set against the Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili by 6-4.
In doubles there was a victory, that of Máximo González together with the Brazilian Marcelo Melo over the Slovenian Aljaz Bedene and the Serbian Filip Krajinovic by 6-4 and 6-2, and a defeat, that of Andrés Molteni and the Mexican Santiago González who fell against the Brazilian Rafael Matos and the Spanish David Vega Hernández 6-2 and 6-3.
The Argentines who will play tomorrow in singles for the second round will be Diego Schwartzman, Sebastián Báez and Camilo Ugo Carabelli, while the other who is still in the race out of a total of 11 who entered the main draw, Pedro Cachín, from Córdoba, will do so on Thursday .
El Peque goes for another victory
The “Little” Schwartzman (16), winner in the initial round of the Russian Andrey Kuznetsov (228), will be measured this Wednesday with the Spanish Jaume Munar (87).
Schwartzman, who will try to emulate his last two performances in Paris, the 2020 semifinals and the 2021 quarterfinals (both times he lost to the Spanish Rafael Nadal), could find himself, if he beats Munar, with the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (20 ) or Croatian Borna Coric (275) in the third round.
Báez (36), champion this year in Estoril, Portugal, beat Serbian Dusan Lajovic (64) in the initial round and tomorrow he will play against the German “top ten” Alexander Zverev (3).
In the case of advancing to the third round, Báez will play in that instance with the American Brandon Nakashima (74) or the Dutch Tallon Griekspoor (64).
Ugo Carabelli (155), emerged from the classification, achieved his first victory in a Grand Slam against the Russian Aslam Karatsev (41), will play tomorrow against the Canadian Félix Auger Aliassime (9).
In the case of advancing to the third round, Ugo Carabelli’s rival will arise from the cross between Serbian Filip Krajinovic (56) and Croatian Borna Gojo (222).
The Cordovan from Bell Ville Cachín (153), finally, achieved his first victory in a “Major” over the Slovakian Norbert Gombos (112) and his next opponent will be on Thursday the winner of the cross between the Australian Alex De Miñaur (20) and the Frenchman Hugo Gastón (74).
Roland Garros, a kind of World Cup on clay, will distribute prizes of 21,256,800 euros and has as great attractions the Serbian Novak Djokovic (1), defending the title, the multiple Spanish champion Rafael Nadal (5), with a collection of 13 titles in Paris, to his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz (6), of brilliant irruption, and among the ladies to the devastating Polish Iga Swiatek (1), who has an undefeated 29 games in 2022.
Source: Ambito
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