2023-08-23 12:26:49
The Argentine tennis player Sebastián Báez will face the Australian Aleksander Vukic on Wednesday, and his compatriot Juan Manuel Cerúndolo will face the American Omni Kumar, in matches of the round of 16 of the ATP in Winston Salem, a tournament that is the prelude to the US Open, fourth and last Grand Slam of the year to be played from Monday in New York.
Facundo Díaz Acosta, the third Argentine in the tournament draw, fell once morest the Serbian Laslo Djere in straight sets on Tuesday.
Báez, among the favorites
Báez, ranked 42 in the ATP world ranking and sixth seed in Winston Salem, will play not before 5:00 p.m. (Argentina time) once morest Vukic (51).
The 22-year-old Argentine entered the tournament directly in the second round and beat Colombian Daniel Elahí Galán (70) in three sets.
In the case of beating the Australian, Báez will meet in the quarterfinals with the Serbian Laslo Djere (34) or the American Alex Michelsen (133).
Cerúndolo’s third match
Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (100), for his part, settled in the round of 16 following his successive victories over the Russian Román Safiullin (61) and the German Yannick Hanfmann (54), and starting at 7:00 p.m. he will face the American Omni Kumar (385).
If he wins, the 21-year-old left-hander will advance to the quarterfinals, where he will meet local Michael Mmoh (94) or Croatian Borna Coric (29).
Coric is the top favorite for the tournament title, which is played on a fast concrete surface and will distribute prizes of $850,680.
Argentines in the ATP circuit
Argentine tennis players have won four titles in ATP tournaments this year: Sebastián Báez became champion at the Córdoba Open and in Kitzbuhel (Austria); Francisco Cerúndolo in Eastbourne (England) and Pedro Cachín in Gstaad (Switzerland).
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