The middle of the week marks when the tennis events begin to have their first definitions, after three days of main draw and two of qualification. In Europafor the men’s branch, the tournaments continue on tennis courts cement under roof. This brief three-week tour of the old continent is synonymous with the season taking its final steps.
Next Saturday the last one begins Masters 1000 del 2024in it Accor Arena in Paris-Bercyjust 15 minutes from the French capital. Year after year, in this contest the last places are defined for the ATP Finalswhich brings together the eight players who scored the most points throughout the tennis year. With the absence of the defending champion Novak Djokovic In the French city, a range of possibilities opens up for other protagonists who will throw their last bullets.
So far, those already classified are: Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev. The other four participants have yet to be defined, and the top favorites are Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev, Alex De Minaur o Grigor Dimitrov -although some other name may escalate-. The Serbian, for his part, by not playing the Masters 1000was left against the ropes.
The prelude to the aforementioned event takes place in One y Baselboth in the 500 category. The Argentine tennis players had a fleeting step on an unfriendly surface and draws almost as hostile as the ground. On Tuesday, in Switzerland, they said goodbye Francisco Cerúndolo (before Stefanos Tsitsipas) y Tomas Etcheverry (versus Ben Shelton). Facundo Díaz Acosta I had done it in qualifying. Meanwhile, Mariano Navonecouldn’t handle Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round of the competition that takes place in Austria.
This Wednesday, the one who did not have the same luck was Sebastian Baezwhich was beaten 7-5 and 6-1 by Happy Auger-Also. The Canadian, who is ranked 19th in the world rankings, achieved his eleventh consecutive victory at the venue with this St. Jakobshalleafter winning the 2023 edition by giving up only one set.
After their eliminations, the Albiceleste representatives will move to the City of Light with the mission of adding and climbing the ATP world ranking. Báez, Etcheverry, Fran Cerúndolo, Díaz Acosta and Mariano Navone are the compatriots who have secured their place in the Masters 1000.
On the other side of the globe, in the Brazilian city of Curitibafollow the Challengers South American Tour with this contest that gives you 100 points to the winner. Due to heavy rain on Wednesday, the singles day was canceled in its entirety. The doubles event was transferred to indoor courts in order to reduce the number of matches on the card for this Thursday.
Starting at 10, the activity will return, featuring three albicelestes in the singles modality. Juan Pablo Ficovich, Juan Manuel Cerúndolo y Romanian Burruchaga They will seek to access the quarterfinals and can continue by Challenger TVthe official streaming platform of the circuit. Gonzalo Villanueva y Facundo Menawho are paired with foreign colleagues, will fight for a place among the best four pairs of the contest.
Center Court – Not before 5:00 p.m.
(ARG) Juan Pablo Ficovich vs. (BRA) Felipe Meligeni Alves
(ARG) Villanueva/(BRA) Saraiva Dos Santos vs. (POL) Drzewiecki/Matuszewski
Court 1
(ARG) Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. (USA) Tristan Boyer – 3rd round
(ARG) Román Andrés Burruchaga vs. (LIB) Hady Habib – 4th round
Cancha Pedro Amadeu
(ARG) Mena/(VEN) Martínez vs. (CHI) Soto/(BRA) Romboli
