In the night shift, Cachín, a native of Bell Ville, was unable to impose his status as fifth seed in the contest and succumbed to a solid Dellien, who based his strategy on great efficiency from the end of the field, which allowed him allowed not to give up games with his service.
The Bolivian took advantage of the local’s oversights in each set and was able to close in a good way a task that took him only 1 hour and 23 minutes and that deposited him in the next round, the round of 16, in which he will face Guido Pella tomorrow .
On this Wednesday day, in which the temperature gave breath with a slightly cooler climate than the first two days of the tournament, there was also a victory of the Chilean Tomás Barrios Vera (212) against the Spanish Bernabé Zapata Miralles (76) by 5- 7, 6-4 and 6-3.
The debuts of the first three seeds, Diego Schwarztman (28), Francisco Cerúndolo (31) and the current champion, the Spanish Albert Ramos Viñolas (54), will be tomorrow in matches corresponding to the round of 16.
On Thursday there will be six singles matches in a day that will close with the presentation of Schwartzman, who will face the champion of the 2021 edition Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (114), who defeated Spanish Pablo Andújar in the first round.
Prior to the most outstanding game of the day there will be another captivating duel between Argentines with Francisco Cerundolo (31st), who this year achieved his first two victories of his career in a Grand Slam at the Australian Open, against Federico Delbonis (131), who on Tuesday achieved a difficult victory against Chilean Alejandro Tabilo.
The day on the central court will begin with the duel between Federico Coria (67) from Rosario and the Italian Marco Cecchinato (93).
The Argentine eliminated Brazilian Thiago Monteiro in the first round, in a match that lasted more than 2 hours and 30 minutes. Then, Guido Pella (1018), who returned to victory after one year and three months against the Italian-Argentine Andrea Vavassori, will face Dellien.
On court 1 at 2:00 p.m., the Chilean Cristian Garín (103), champion of the 2020 edition, will face the Portuguese Sousa, who beat Etcheverry today in a game of more than 3 hours, and then it will be the turn of the debut of the last champion, the Spanish Ramos-Viñolas, who will play against the Serbian Dusan Lajovic (89).
Schwartzman, number 28 in the world ranking and first Argentine racket, will seek his first title in the opening of the clay-court season, after a discreet tour of Oceania (R1 in Auckland and R2 at the Australian Open).
The “Peque” played all the editions of the Cordovan open but was never crowned: he was a finalist in 2020 and a semifinalist last year.
While “Fran” Cerúndolo gave a press conference today in which he was excited about what his tour could be like on brick dust and admitted to being “very confident.”
In 2022 Cerúndolo said a quick goodbye to the Kempes courts, being left out in the first round, a place he agreed to by invitation.
“Last year I had a huge year of growth, with great results. It is not common to experience such a season. I greatly improved my serve and my forehand, the competition at the highest level generated responsibility. With my coaches we have the tools to continue at the level and win”analyzed the eldest of the brothers.
Francisco arrives in Córdoba after passing through Finland last weekend, where he achieved his first victory representing Argentina in the Davis Cup.
The 250 category tournament will be played on the fields of Polo Deportivo Kempes until Sunday the 12th, as a preview of the ATP in Buenos Aires, and distributes $642,735 in prizes.
Source: Ambito
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