The tennis player from Corrientes, Ignacio Monzón, advanced to the main draw of the second M25 that takes place in the city of Rosario. Yesterday he accounted for Bolivian Agustín Eduardo Cuellar Lorberg 6-3 and 6-0 in a match corresponding to the third round of qualifying.
In the first round, Monzón (798) will have as his rival Tomás Farjat (695), who is precisely his partner in the doubles tournament.
Just yesterday, the binomial made up of Monzón-Farjat advanced to the quarterfinals of the contest by beating compatriots Franco Egea-Gabriel Hidalgo 2-6, 6-3 and 12-10, in a super tie break.
In the next instance, Monzón-Farjat will collide with the binomial made up of Daniel Cukierman (Israel) and Mariano Kestelboim (Argentina), who left Uruguayans Francisco Llanes-Franco Roncadelli 6-0 and 7-6 (3) on the road. .
The contest, which distributes 25 thousand dollars in prizes, is played in the Jockey Club of Rosario Country.
The M25 have the support of the Argentine Tennis Association (AAT) and the Santa Fe Federation, and are the previous step to the major circuit of the ATP.
Play Midon
For his part, the youngster from Corrientes Lautaro Midón (18 years old) will seek to advance to the quarterfinals of the JB1 tournament that takes place in Lima (Peru). His rival will be Colombian Enrique Pena.
Midón, who ranks 20th in the junior world ranking, has just beaten Venezuelan Francisco Sinopoli 6-2, 6-1 in the first round on Monday. While Pena beat Paraguayan Thiago Drozdowski 6-1 and 6-2 yesterday.
In the doubles tournament, Midón has Juan Manuel la Serna from Catamarca as his partner, and in the first round they will have Peruvians Gianluca Valentino and Martín Pestana as rivals.
