Sebastian Baez was eliminated today in the round of 16 of the ATP 500 tennis Baselin Switzerland, losing to the Danish Holger Rune by 7-6 (2) and 6-1.
Sebastián Báez from Buenos Aires, ranked 29th in the world ranking, fell to the promising young Danish player Holger Rune (6), after 1 hour and 26 minutes of confrontation.
Rune will face another Argentine tomorrow in the quarterfinals: the player from La Plata Tomás Martín Etcheverry (32), who eliminated the Scot Andy Murray yesterday, beating him 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 and 6-2, after 3 hours and 9 minutes of a marathon game.
The ATP 500 in Basel, Switzerland, takes place on hard courts and will award prizes totaling 2,345,955 euros.
The Swiss tournament has four Argentine champions throughout history.
The man from Mar del Plata Guillermo Vilas He celebrated in 1978, when he defeated the American John McEnroe in the final, in four sets.
While the Cordovan David Nalbandian He was crowned in 2002, by defeating the Chilean Fernando González in three rounds. A year later the Santa Fe player lifted the trophy Guillermo Coriawho defeated Nalbandian, by no-show.
For his part, the Tandilense Juan Martin del Potro It was consecrated in the 2012 and 2013 editions and in both cases he beat local Roger Federer in the final, who is the top winner in history with ten titles.
Source: Ambito
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