Argentine Open. The rain stopped the match between Diego Schwartzman and Francisco Cerúndolo, and the definition goes to Saturday

Diego Schwartzman Y Francisco Cerundolo they crossed paths again Argentina Open, just as they did in the definition of the previous year, but this time they could not complete the match. The climatic conditions in the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club forced the marker to stay on 6-3, 2-6 and 1-1, until it resumes this Saturday, from 1:00 p.m..

Just as the meeting between Federico Coria Y Casper Ruudwhich ended with a victory for the Norwegian 6-3 and 6-4, wind and drizzle were a constant nuisance to conditions of the last meeting of the day. During the first set clouds of brick dust were seen that made it difficult for both players to hit.

Eventually it was Schwartzman who was most disadvantaged by the conditions, which caused his annoyance and a sequence of unforced errors, and that they allowed Cerúndolo to win the first set 6-3. However, as the wind died down in the second set, El Peque found himself again, relying more on his backhand and closing the points better, to break early and win the second set 6-2.

It was when Schwartzman and Cerúndolo had played just two games in the third set that the rain returned, first in the form of a wind-enhanced drizzle, which caused a delay of a few minutes. Later, rainfall intensity increased when only three points had been playedand the game had to be definitively postponed until first shift in the morning, from 13.

The suspension is accompanied by good news for Cerúndolo. Thanks to the suspension forcing him to play tomorrow, overlapping with qualifying at ATP 500 of Rio de Janeiroyou will be guaranteed a Special Exemption (SE) to enter directly into the main draw of the contestwhich will take place from this Monday and whose opponent will be known tomorrow.

Those who will not be happy with the result will be the spectators tonight, because, by tournament policy, they will not be able to return to witness the end of the match tomorrow at noon, since the day is considered to be over. In this way, the resumed match will be part of the subscription for Saturday.

Saturday’s programming, then, will begin with the resumption of Schwartzman-Cerúndolo, and will continue with the doubles semifinal between Horacio Zeballos and the Italian Fabio Fognini against the Ecuadorian Gonzalo Escobar and the Uruguayan Ariel Behar.

The action will continue no earlier than 4:00 p.m., with the first semi-final, in charge of Federico Delbonis and the norwegian Casper Ruudand then the second place in the final will be defined, between the Italian Lorenzo Sonego and the winner of the clash between Schwartzman and Cerúndolo.