The player from La Plata defeated Chilean Nicolás Jarry 7-6, 6-7 and 6-2, while the player from Rosario fell 6-4 and 7-6 to Karolína Plíšková.
Thomas Etcheverry38 in the ATP rankings, debuted with a victory in the Masters 1000 de Montrealhis first victory on Canadian soil. The Argentine had just been eliminated in the second round of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and had to play almost three hours to beat Nicolas Jarry24th in the world ranking. It was a very close 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5) and 6-2.
The first set was really close, there were no breaks, and the advantage came only in the tiebreak, which went to the Argentine who was more accurate than the Chilean. The player from La Plata took advantage of the momentum and could have broken, but Jarry managed to equalize the game. Once again they went to the tiebreak and this time it was for the native of Santiago de Chile.
The final set was completely different from the first: Jarry made a lot of mistakes and Etcheverry did not forgive him, quickly going up 4-0. The Argentine did not give him any room to imagine a comeback and closed it out 6-2.
The Argentine will now have to face nothing more and nothing less than a top ten player in the ranking: Andrey Rublev, who is eighthHe has no previous experience against the Russian, this will be the first time they face each other.
Podoroska, eliminated from WTA 1000 in Toronto
Bad news for Nadia Podoroska, who fought until the end but fell 6-4 and 7-6 (10) against the Czech Karolina Pliskova (45th) in the first round of the WTA 1000 in Toronto. With this, La Peque accumulates her eighth consecutive defeat and has not been able to break her bad streak.
She had started very well on the Canadian clay, going 3-0 up, but the former world number one threw all her class at her on the court and left her with no chance. Five aces, three double faults, 60 percent of points won with her first serve, 22 winners, 19 unforced errors, two break points converted and three breaks conceded in 111 minutes of play gave the Czech victory.
With this, The Rosario native has accumulated eight consecutive defeats. In addition to Tuesday’s events, there are those in Rabat, Roland Garros, Bad Homburg, Wimbledon, Budapest, Prague and the Paris Olympic Games. The last time He won on May 20th in his debut on Moroccan clay.
The Argentinean fell in her debut at the Canadian Masters 1000
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