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Comesaña from Mar del Plata is a finalist in the North Macedonia Challenger

Comesaña from Mar del Plata is a finalist in the North Macedonia Challenger

TENNIS-CHALLENGER-NORTH MACEDONIA – TELAM Agency

Argentine tennis player Francisco Comesaña advanced today to the Skopje Challenger final, in North Macedonia, after beating Russian Evgeny Donskoy 6-3, 6-1 in the semifinals.

Comesaña, born in Mar del Plata 22 years ago and ranked 184 in the ATP world ranking, took an hour and 20 minutes to defeat Russian Donskoy (235).

The man from Mar del Plata will play the final this Saturday against the Hungarian Mate Valkusz (283), who won the other semifinal against the Swede Dragos Nicolae Madaras (241) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3).

The Argentine tennis player won two Challenger titles in his career, both last year, the first in Corrientes and the second in Buenos Aires, after winning both finals against his compatriot Mariano Navone.

The Skopje Challenger is played on clay courts and will award prizes of 73,000 euros.

Argentine tennis players have won seven Challenger tournaments this year, the category next in importance to the ATP tournaments.

Juan Manuel Cerúndolo was crowned champion twice, both times at the facilities of Club Náutico Hacoaj, in the Buenos Aires city of Tigre; and they also raised the title Andrea Collarini in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil; Federico Coria in Concepción, Chile; Thiago Agustín Tirante in Morelos, Mexico, and Facundo Díaz Acosta in Savannah, United States, and in Oeiras, Portugal

Source: Ambito

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