Verdasco, ranked 201 in the ATP world ranking, he built his victory over Dellien (103) in two hours and five minutes, before some 1,700 people who came to the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo.
The tennis player born in Madrid will play his next match in the round of 16 against the winner of the match that the Brazilian will cheer on tomorrow Thiago Monteiro (104) and Catalan Albert Ramos (32), champion last Sunday at the ATP in Córdoba.
For Verdasco It was his fourth participation in the Argentina Open since his debut in 2004 and he managed to overcome the initial round as he had done in the 2012 and 2018 editions.
In other matches of the day, the Serbian Myomir Kecmanovic (64), trained by David Nalbandian from Cordoba, beat his compatriot Laslo Djere (56) 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 on court number 2.
Kecmanovic will play in the round of 16 against the winner of the match that was played next by two Argentines: Facundo Bagnis (76) and Francisco Cerúndolo (107).
Meanwhile, in the doubles draw, Spaniards Roberto Carballes Baena and Jaume Munar beat their compatriots Pablo Andújar and Pedro Martínez 2-6, 7-5 and 10-4.
Tuesday’s program has the attraction of the match between Juan Martín Del Potro and Federico Delbonis, in what could become the last match of the Tandilense professionally.
Previously, in the central court, the Spaniard Jaume Munar will face the Argentine Tomás Etcheverry, coming from the classification, and the also Iberian Robert Carballes Baena against the Chilean Nicolás Jarry.
Another of the matches that will take place will be that of the local Sebastián Báez against the Danish Holger Rune, and that of the Spanish Albert Ramos-Vinolas against the Brazilian Thiago Monteiro.
In addition, Juan Ignacio Londero will collide with the Spaniard Pablo Andújar and the also Spanish Pedro Martínez will do so with the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo.
The Argentine Open, which is played on a clay surface and will distribute prizes of $686,700, has the Norwegian Casper Ruud (8) as the top favorite, while the second seed is the Argentine Diego Schwartzman (15), who also defends the title who won last year.
Paire, the public’s favorite foreigner
Serbian tennis player Dusan Lajovic qualified for the round of 16 of the 22nd. edition of the Argentina Open, after beating Frenchman Benoit Paire 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) and after having saved three match points in the third set.
Lajovic, ranked 37th in the ATP world ranking, consummated his victory over Paire (50) in two hours and five minutes, before some 1,700 people who came to the main court of the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, in the neighborhood porteño of Palermo.
The 31-year-old Serbian will play in the round of 16 against the winner of the match that will close tonight the first day between the Argentine Federico Coria (65) and the Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas (96).
“I don’t remember when he had saved so many match points to then win the match, I was a bit lucky and he started to fail more than necessary”, Lajovic was honest in his first statements after the victory and alluding to the fact that the Frenchman took 5/4 and with a 40/0 advantage in the third and final set.
“I have to improve a lot for my next match, both Coria and Cuevas are tough opponents,” Lajovic concluded.
The Argentina Open, which is played on a clay surface and will distribute prizes of $686,700, has Norwegian Casper Ruud (8) as the top favorite, while the second-seeded Argentine is Diego Schwartzman (15), who also defends the title it won last year.
Source: Ambito
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