Delbonis, born in Azul and ranked 42nd in the ATP world ranking, he consummated his victory over Andujar (73) in one hour and 33 minutes of play, on the Guillermo Vilas central court of the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club.
The 33-year-old Argentine, who is celebrating his twelfth consecutive participation in the Buenos Aires ATP, will face the Italian in the quarterfinals this Friday Fabio Fogni (40), who had previously eliminated the Spaniard Peter Martinez (61) by 6-4 and 7-6 (5).
Delbonis, who had beaten in the opening round Juan Martin del Potro (753), in a match in which he felt like a visitor to his own country with the entire public leaning in favor of the man from Tandil, he was very solid against a rival like Andujar who he beat three times and had lost seven times.
The tennis player from Azul, hero of the Davis Cup that Argentina conquered on November 27, 2016 in Zagreb, began the match with an inning break, then confirmed with his serve and that allowed him to let go and hit well forehand and backhand to take the partial by 6-4 in 42 minutes.
In the second set, Andujar, who had beaten Juan Ignacio Londero from Córdoba in the opening round (130), raised his level and forced Delbonis to make a greater effort.
In any case, the Argentine remained very firm with his serve (he did not give it up throughout the match) and played deeper shots that allowed him to get a break to go ahead 5-4 and then close the set 6-4 and settle between the eight best of the tournament, with the illusion of repeating the semifinals of 2018, which was his best performance in Buenos Aires.
“I thank the people who made me feel local today. I was nervous after the strong emotions I had experienced on Tuesday night against Del Potro, let’s say I hadn’t recovered from all that atmosphere”“Delbo” confessed in dialogue with the press.
“I think I didn’t play a great game in terms of hitting, but I did play a great game in terms of attitude. I knew that Andújar is a very dangerous opponent, that’s why I came out with a plan of never letting him take the initiative for the points and I think I succeeded”analyzed Delbonis, who won the fifth point from Ivo Karlovic in the final as Argentina beat Croatia 3-2 in Zagreb to lift the Davis Cup for the only time in history.
The next challenge of Delbonis will be before Fognini, a rival that he faced again on occasions, of which he won four and lost five.
“With Fabio, each game is different. He is a great tennis player who when he is straight is very dangerous and beats anyone”anticipated Delbonis, the second Argentine in the quarterfinals of the Buenos Aires ATP, after Federico Coria (65), who achieved his pass last Wednesday.
Source: Ambito
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