The Argentine will face the Spanish Jaume Munar from 6:30 p.m. Tomás Martín Etcheverry will also have action, against the Iberian colt, Bernabé Zapata Mira, and the Rosario Federico Coria with the Catalan Albert Ramos.
The Argentinian Francisco Cerúndolo, top favorite for the title, will face today Spanish Jaume Munar for the round of 16 of the Cordoba Open, which is played on a brick dust surface and will distribute prizes of $640,705.
cerundolo, Located in 22nd place in the ATP world ranking, he will play no earlier than 6:30 p.m. against Munar (74), an opponent whom he surpassed the three times they faced each other, at the 2020 Guayaquil Challenger, and at the Argentina Open and Roland Garros, both last year.
If he wins, the 25-year-old Argentine will play in the quarterfinals against the winner of the match in which Santa Fe will star no earlier than 4 p.m. Facundo Bagnis (207) and Spanish Roberto Carballes Baena (65).
The third day of the Córdoba Open will also have two other Argentines in action: Tomás Martín Etcheverry from La Plata and Federico Coria from Rosario.
Etcheverry (29), third favorite for the title behind Cerúndolo and Báez, will play in the round of 16 no earlier than 8 p.m. against the Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles (79).
“Fefo” Coria (93), who defends the points from the final he reached last year (lost to Báez), will face from 2 p.m. to Catalan Albert Ramos (84), 36 years old and champion of the Córdoba Open in the 2022 edition, also being the tennis player who played the most matches in the tournament: 19.
The winner of the match between Coria and Ramos will play in the quarterfinals against Etcheverry or Zapata Miralles.
As to Baez (26), the current champion, his debut is scheduled for tomorrow against the Bolivian Hugo Dellien (112).
Báez, who gave Argentina the decisive point last weekend in the Davis Cup, in the 3-2 victory over Kazakhstan in Rosario, could find himself in the quarterfinals with another Argentine racket: Facundo Díaz Acosta (95) or Thiago Tirante (109), who last night closed the day with a victory over Francisco Comesaña from Mar del Plata (120) by 6-1 and 7-6 (7-4).
Source: Ambito
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