Tomás Etcheverry and Francisco Cerúndolo contributed the first victories of the locals in the initial round of the ATP 250 in Argentina, which is played at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club and where the presentation of Juan M. Del Potro is expected, in what may become the withdrawal of the activity.
Etcheverry, who is one of the promises that Argentina has, had no problems getting his first match in the tournament and comfortably beat Dmitry Popko, from Kazakhstan, by 6-4 and 6-2, to settle in the next round and waiting to meet his rival.
The other victory was provided by Francisco Cerúndolo, another of the interesting youngsters seeking to establish themselves in the ATP ranking, after winning German Yannick Hanfmann, 7-6 (7/4) and 6-1. He had to push himself in the first set, but he demolished his rival in the second, sealing the victory.
In the other matches that took place yesterday at the premiere of the contest, the Chilean Nicolás Jarry beat the Spanish Carlos Taberner, 7-6 (7/5) and 6-3, and the Bolivian Hugo Dellien beat the Brazilian ThiagoSeybothWil, by 6 -3 and 7-5.
Today, in the most important matches, Uruguayan PabloCuevas will face FedericoCoria, Francisco Cerúndolo will face Facundo Bagnis, Dellien will face Spanish Fernando Verdasco, Frenchman Benoit Paire will face Serbian Dusan Lajovic and LasioDjere will face Miomir Kecmanovic, both from Serbia. In doubles, Horacio Zeballos will make his debut, who together with the Italian Fabio Fognini will face the Brazilians Orlando Luz and Thiago Monteiro.
