The German tennis player Alexander Zverev (2nd) defeated Serbian Dusan Lajovic (81 °) in a match played on Wednesday, in the Guillermo Vilas Stadium of the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Clubby the round of 16 Argentina Open.
The German demonstrated the difference in hierarchy, is the top candidate to keep the title, and only received a break, to keep the triumph and classification to the quarterfinals.
In addition, the game will be given tomorrow Diego “little” Schwartzman (386 °), for the round of 16, as well as those of the Argentines Mariano Navone (47 °) and Federico Coria (115 °).
In the next round, Coria He will face the Brazilian Joao Fonsecawho surprised to eliminate his compatriot Tomás Etcheverry With a blunt 6-3 and 6-3.
Alexander Zverev He stayed with the pass to the quarterfinals with relative comfort before the Serbian Lajovicwhom he left on the way 6-4 and 6-4.
“Sascha” had a quiet first set. After six Games in which neither of the two tennis players had opportunities to break, Zverev He got the break in the seventh game. With an advantage game, and after a ninth long -lasting game, the native of Hamburg He stayed with the partial on his second chance.
The second set called the duration, and was clearly more even. Lajovic He got an early break that made him excited to match the game, but the advantage would not last long: Zverev He went back to break in the two Games following the return, winning a new advantage of a game. After some Break Points wasted on both sides, the German closed the game at its first chance, with an open serve followed by an unstoppable parallel setback.
Francisco cerúndo him stayed with the brothers duel and must be measured against Zverev
The Argentine tennis player Francisco closing it (28 °), he won his brother, Juan Manuel (139 °), by 6-2 and 6-3 In the round of 16 of the Argentina Openin just over an hour of play and advanced to the next round of the tournament.
At the close of the Wednesday of the Championship held in the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Clubthe brothers played their first duel at level ATPand the first since the confrontation between Alexander and Mischa Zverev in Washington 2018.
Francisco will be measured before the number 2 of the ATP ranking, Alexander Zverevin what promises to be the game of the day and that will define the tennis player to advance to the semifinals of the contest.
Source: Ambito
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