The tennis player born in Billinghurst will face the Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas, not before 3:30 p.m. He will also play his compatriot Juan Manuel Cerúndolo, who will open the tennis day from 2 pm facing the Italian Luciano Dardieri.
The Argentinian Sebastian Baez, champion last Sunday at the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro, He will face the Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas today for the round of 16 of the ATP 250 in Santiago, Chile, while his compatriot Juan Manuel Cerúndolo will play for the same instance against the Italian Luciano Darderi.
Baez, who rose to 21st place in the ATP world ranking after his victory in Rio, is the second seed in Santiago and He will debut directly in the round of 16 against Varillas (119), in a match scheduled for no earlier than 3:30 p.m.
The tennis player born in Billinghurst, in the Buenos Aires match of San Martín, played three times in ATP tournaments with the Peruvian and always beat him, in Santiago 2022, plus Rio de Janeiro and the Masters 1000 in Rome, both in 2023.
In the case of advancing to the quarterfinals, Baez23 years old and champion of four other tournaments in his career (Estoril 2022, Córdoba Open, Kitzbuhel and Winston Salem, all three in 2023), will play tomorrow against a Spanish tennis player: Albert Ramos (104) or Jaume Munar (70).
For its part, Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (161), He entered the main draw after having passed the qualification, defeated the German Yannick Hanfmann (49) in the opening round and will open the day at 2 p.m. against Darderi (80), Born in Villa Gesell, naturalized Italian and champion of the Córdoba Open 18 days ago.
In the case of advancing to the quarterfinals, cerundolo, 22 years old and younger brother of Francisco Cerúndolo (20), will play this Friday against a Chilean: Alejandro Tabilo (51) or Tomás Barrios Vera (111).
The ATP 250 in Santiago, Chile, It takes place on clay courts and will distribute a total of $742,350 in prizes.
The competition closes the South American tour on clay that was extremely beneficial for Argentine tennis players, with a finalist in the Córdoba Open (Bagnis) and two champions, Facundo Díaz Acosta in the Argentina Open and the aforementioned Báez title in Río de Janeiro.
Source: Ambito
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