After suffering a serious depression, the Argentine defeated 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 to Kovacevic and will now go against Norrie. Meanwhile, Carlé and Sierra lost in the women’s mistress.
The Argentine Federico Gómez He achieved an outstanding victory in his premiere in the main team of Roland Garros by beating the American Aleksandar Kovacevic in four sets 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1.
Gómez, who entered Lucky Loser after falling into the classification against Giulio Zeppieri, completed the comeback and advanced to the second round, where he will face the British Cameron Norrie.
In his debut in Paris, he found a tough opposition in Kovacevic, who took advantage in the first set with an early break and closed the partial 6-4. However, the Argentine reacted on the second set, pressed at the key moments and managed to match the score with another 6-4.
The third chapter began with Gomez again at a disadvantage, but his reaction was blunt. In a stadium with a strong Argentine presence, the player began to dominate the exchanges, took advantage of the mistakes of his rival and closed the partial with another 6-4.
Already with the game in his favor, the “Merlo Bombardero” showed his best version in the fourth set, displaying winning blows and ensuring the victory with a definitive 6-1.
With this triumph, the Argentine celebrates his first victory in a Grand Slam, marking a milestone in his career. The special celebration arrives after months of condition: at the beginning of the year he revealed on his Instagram account that throughout 2024 he crossed a difficult personal situation and a serious depression that led him to have suicidal thoughts and permanent questions.
On the other hand, Lourdes Carlé He did not have a good debut on Roland Garros and fell to the American Ann Li in 6-4 and 6-0 stots. Argentina, which crossed an irregular season, began firmly and achieved an initial break, but its rival reacted and ended up imposing itself with authority.
Li showed absolute dominance in the second set, where Carlé did not find answers and ended up giving the victory in just 1 hour and 16 minutes of play.
Meanwhile, the Marplatense Sierra Sierra It was eliminated after falling to Kazaja Yulia Putintseva 7-6 (4) and 6-2. Sierra had a first even set, which was defined in the Tie-Break, but in the second partial its rival imposed conditions and closed the game without complications.
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