The main Argentine tennis players won and moved to the next round of the first Grand Slam of the year. Meanwhile, in the women’s draw, Nadia Podorovska was eliminated.
The Argentines Tomas Etcheverry (32nd in the ranking ATP) and Sebastian Baez (29) advanced today to the third round of the Australian Openwhich takes place in the city of Melbourneby surpassing the French Gael Monfils (76) and the Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan (87), respectively.
The platense Etcheverry24 years old, beat Monfils by 6-4, 6-4 and 6-4 in two hours and 14 minutes. In the next instance he would play against the Serbian number one in the world Novak Djokovicwho beat the local Alexei Popyrin24 years old and 43rd in the rankings, by 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 and 6-3.
Baez he beat the Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan by 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 and 6-4in three hours and 17 minutes of play and in the third round he will face a very tough rival, the Italian Jannik Sinnerfourth in the ranking at 22 years old, who beat the Dutchman in the second round Jesper De Jong (161) by 6-2, 6-2 and 6-2.
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While, Francisco Cerúndolo (21st) fell in the second round against the Hungarian Fabian Marozsan (67th) by 7-6 (7-5 the tie break), 2-6, 6-2 and 6-4 in two hours and five minutes.
The European will now play against the American Taylor Fritz (12) who eliminated the French Hugo Gaston (97) by 6-0, 6-3 and 6-1.
For the female team and in the same instance the Rosario Nadia Podoroska (65th) was defeated by the American Amanda Anisimova (442nd) by 6-2 and 6-3 in 66 minutes of play.
Source: Ambito
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