The Argentines will meet for the fourth time. 3-0 in favor of Peque and the first time on a hard surface. 442 / Profile
After two years of stoppage due to the pandemicl Covid-19, the Tokyo ATP 500 It gets going again and we already know a duel that attracts like no other.
Among all the highlights of this contest, one captures the attention of Argentines: Francisco Cerúndolo (21st del ranking ATP) vs. Diego Schwartzman (130th). Without a doubt, two of the best South American rackets of recent years.
Each other, They have already met three times, and all were with victory for the former 8 in the world ranking. Final of the Argentina Open 2021, quarterfinals of the same competition in 2022 and semifinal of the ATP 500 in Rio.
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The curious thing is that on all these occasions, the duels were on clay, unlike now when it will be on the cement of Tokyo, where the ball runs fast, something that favors the game of the young 25-year-old tennis player more.
Another of the Argentines who will be present at this contest is Tomás Etcheverry (31st)who will make his debut in the contest against the local team Shintaro Mochizuki (201º)one of the many tennis players who received a Wild Card from the tournament.
It is worth remembering that the last Argentine champion in this competition was Juan Martín Del Potro in 2013 when he won against Milos Raonic.
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Although the defending champion, Novak Djokovic (1º)will not be present in the Asian competition, the one who emerges as the top candidate to win the title is the North American Taylor Fritz (8º)who will make his debut against Cameron Norrie (16º).
On the other hand, among the first seeds in the tournament are Casper Ruud, (9th), who will face Yosuke Watanuki (79th) and Alexander Zverev (10th), the next rival of the Australian Jordan Thompson (62nd).
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