The calendar of the Association of Professional Tennis Players (ATP) is in its final stages. Since last Sunday, the week that closes the activity for the common protagonists began with two competitions in Belgrade, Serbia; and Metz, France, both in the 250 category. However, the final event will take place in the Inalpi Arena in Turinwhere they will compete ATP Finalsthe event that brings together los eight best singles and duos of the year. This competition will have three Argentines on its list: Horacio Zeballoswho will play with the Spanish Marcel Granollersand the couple of the Davis Cupmade up of Máximo González and Andrés Molteni.
Meanwhile, this Tuesday morning, the participants in the singles modality were made official with the loss included of Novak Djokovic for a “continuing injury.” Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud and Alex De Minaur They are finally classified Masters Tournament. It is the first time since 2001 that none of the members of the Big Three, Nole, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, will be at the big event.
Also this Tuesday, in the Beogradska Arena de BelgradeTomas Etcheverry jumped back into the second court in the Argentine morning. His rival was the Slovakian Luke Klein (153rd), who had just surpassed the classification and eliminated James Duckworth in the initial round of the main draw. The first set had an even first six games, in which both held their serves without problems.
One game later, in the famous seventh, the European capitalized on three break opportunities and took the lead 6-4. In the second, the Argentine had a greater role and even had a set point in the tie-break. However, the Slovak managed to recover and won three consecutive points to advance to the round of 16 by 6-4 and 7-6(6). Now, the man from Buenos Aires is already thinking about the quarterfinals of the Davis Cupinstance in which the Argentine Tennis Team YPF They will face Italy in the city of Malaga, where the Final 8 will take place.
This Wednesday, in the first shift of Court Central -7 in the morning, Argentina time-, it will be time to Francisco Cerúndolo in the fourth most populated city in southeastern Europe. The eldest of the brothers, who part as third favorite of the contestwill look for a place in the top eight against the Russian Roman Safiullin. The national tennis player and the Russian have a single precedent in their history. It was this year, in the first round of Wimbledonwith triumph of the born in Podolsk in five partials. The clash can be followed live through Disney Plus y Tennis TVthe official streaming platform of the ATP.
Fran is the last tennis player in the legion who seeks to add some points that will allow him to close 2024 with the best possible position for the start of the next season and the tour tournaments. Oceania.
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