Posted on February 23, 2021 at 11:15 p.m. – up to date on February 23, 2021 at 11:30 p.m.
Mathieu WARNIER
While the Argentines had been in excessive spirits for the beginning of the day in Cordoba with three gamers certified for the spherical of 16, the Italian Marco Cecchinato will meet Diego Schwartzman, seed no 1 within the event.
Diego Schwartzman is aware of the identify of his first opponent. The Argentine, seeded no 1 within the Cordoba event, will face Italy’s Marco Cecchinato for his entry into the working. Opposed to the Bolivian Hugo Dellien, the 87th participant on the planet began robust by profitable the primary spherical with out putting a blow however, by dint of insisting, his opponent had the final phrase within the second to return again to peak. However, the efforts made had been paid dearly since, on the finish of a sequence of 5 video games received consecutively, Marco Cecchinato certified (6-2, 4-6, 6-1 in 1h54 ‘). Present within the quarter-desk of Benoît Paire, Federico Coria handed the impediment represented by Dominik Koepfer with out trembling excessively. After a one-sided first spherical, Guillermo Coria’s youthful brother suffered a gentle spot with the break conceded within the second spherical however the response was very clear. The Argentinean received 4 consecutive video games to safe victory (6-1, 6-4 in 1h10 ‘) and qualify for the spherical of 16. Sour compatriot Juan Manuel Cerundolo, 335th on the planet, shocked the Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild in two hung heats (7-5, 7-6 in 1h43 ‘) whereas Facundo Bagnis, from qualifying, will proceed on his means after his victory towards his Argentinian compatriot Nicolas Kicker (6-1, 6-4 in 1h29 ‘).
CORDOBA (Argentina, ATP 250, out of doors clay, € 325,076)
Title holder: Cristian Garin (CHI)
1st spherical
Schwartzman (ARG, n ° 1) – Bye
Cecchinato (ITA) beats Dellien (BOL): 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
Etcheverry (ARG, Q) – Martin (SLQ)
Londero (ARG) – Ramos-Viñolas (ESP, n ° 5)
Barrios (CHI, Q) – Bye
Kovalik (SLQ) beats Galan (COL): 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
Bagnis (ARG, Q) bat Kicker (ARG, WC): 6-1, 6-4
P.Sousa (POR) – Delbonis (ARG, n ° 8)
Monteiro (BRE, n ° 7) – Menezes (BRE, LL)
Carballes Baena (ESP) beats J. Sousa (POR): 6-3, 6-1
JMCerundolo (ARG, Q) beats Seyboth Wild (BRE): 7-5, 7-6 (3)
Kecmanovic (SER, n ° 3) – Bye
Coria (ARG) beats Koepfer (ALL, n ° 6): 6-1, 6-4
F. Cerundolo (ARG, WC) – Mager (ITA)
Jarry (CHI, WC) beats Munar (ESP): 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-4
Pair (FRA, n ° 2) – Bye
