Sebastian Baezranked 40th in the world ranking of the ATPhe beat rods (97) after two hours of play on field number 12 of the Foro Italico, and will play his next game against the Dutch Tallon Griekspoor (36), excepted from the initial round.
The Argentine, 22 years old and champion last February in the Cordoba Openhe beat rods all the times they played, the previous ones in Santiago, Chilein 2022, and Rio de Janeiro this year.
Etcheverry (61), for his part, prevailed on the Grand Stand court over the Frenchman Van Asche (85) in two hours and five minutes of a match that was close in the first set.
The tennis player born in the silver 23 years ago, finalist this year in the ATP 250 of Santiago de Chileand houstonin the USAwill play his next game against none other than the Serbian Novak Djokovic (1), who defends the title in Rome.
Two other Argentines from the men’s draw, the Cordovan Pedro Cachin and the porteño Juan Manuel Cerundolowill play their initial round matches later, while the Bahian Guido Pella and diego schwartzman they will do it tomorrow, while Francisco Cerundoloexcept for the initial round, will be scheduled for Friday or Saturday.
cachin (68), born in Bellvillewill be measured with the Chilean Cristian Garin (79) and if he wins, it will be up to the American tommy paul (17).
Juan Manuel Cerundolo (105), emerged from the classification, will face the French youth Arthur Phils (119) and if he passes it, the Danish “top ten” will touch him in the next round Holger Rune (7).
For this Thursday the debut of Lump (484) against the French Maxime Cressy (41) and if he wins he will meet the Spanish in the second round Alexander Davidovich Fokina (3. 4).
He “Little” Schwartzman (91) will debut against the Italian Matteo Arnaldi (99) and if he passes it, he will get another “tano”, Lorenzo Musetti (19).
For his part, “Fran” Cerundolo (31) waits for the winner of the cross between the French Richard Gasquet (44) and Chinese Yibing Wu (57).
Meanwhile, in the ladies’ box, Rosario Nadia Podoroska (101) left the tournament quickly after falling in the opening round with the American sloane stephens (36) by 6-4 and 6-1.
podoroskaborn in rosary beadscould not do much before stephens and lost in straight sets after one hour and 23 minutes of play.
The American will play her next match against the Belarusian Victoria Azarenka (17), who will enter the tournament directly in the second round.
In the female draw of the contest that takes place in the Foro Italico the favorite is the Polish Iga Swiatekthe world number one who also won the last two editions.
His main rival will be the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (2), champion this year in Australia and winner of the Polish last Saturday in the final of the Madrid Masters 1000.
The contest, which is played in parallel between the ATP and the WTA on the courts of the Foro Italico in Romewill distribute prizes for a total of €8,637,966 and gathers for the first time in the year in the same tournament Djokovic (1) and into Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (2), since they had not coincided so far in 2023.
As for the Argentines who lifted the trophy in Rome, Guillermo Villas won the edition of 1980, Jose Luis Clerc was crowned in 1981 and Alberto “Luli” Mancini in 1989.
However, the most prominent of the Argentines was Gabriela Sabatiniwho was crowned at the Foro Italico four times: 1988, 1989, 1991 and 1992.
Source: Ambito
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