Facundo Díaz meets Tsitsipas in the Barcelona quarterfinals

Barcelona. The Argentines Facundo Díaz (53rd) and Tomás Etcheverry (30th) qualified this Thursday for the quarterfinals of the ATP tournament in Barcelona.

Díaz will have a very complicated mission in that round against the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, seventh in the ranking and recent champion of the Monte Carlo Masters 1000, who beat the Spanish Roberto Carballés (72nd) 7-5 and 6-3.

For his part, Etcheverry, who defeated the American Brandon Nakashima (87th) 4-6, 7-6 (7/5) and 6-4, will face the British Cameron Norrie (31st), who defeated 6-4 and 6- 3 to also Spanish Roberto Bautista (84th).

“I’m happy to be playing this way in such an important tournament,” said Etcheverry, the 13th seed.

The other Argentine who played in the round of 16 in the BarcelonaMarco Trungelliti (197o), was swept off the track by Italian Matteo Arnaldi (40o) by 6-3 and 6-0

The San Remo tennis player’s opponent in the quarterfinals will be the Norwegian Casper Ruud, sixth in the world and runner-up last Sunday in Monte Carlo, who won 6-1 and 6-4 against the Australian Jordan Thompson (33rd).

After the elimination in the second round of Rafa Nadal on Wednesday, the main draw of the Barcelona tournament was left without Spaniards.

In addition to the fall of Carballés and Bautista, Alejandro Davidovich (27th) was also eliminated, in his case defeated 7-6 (12/10), 3-6 and 6-1 by the Serbian Dusan Lajovic (59th).

In the quarterfinals, Lajovic will have as his rival the Frenchman Arthur Fils (36th), who eliminated the Australian Alex De Miñaur (11th), with a 7-5 and 6-2.

In this way, De Minaur went in 24 hours from his great victory over Nadal on clay to leaving the tournament without having much chance in the match.

Barcelona ATP Tournament

Singles – round of 16:

Facundo Díaz (ARG) defeated Fábián Marozsa (HUN/N.17) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1

Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE/N.5) to Roberto Carballés (ESP) 7-5, 6-3

Arthur Fils (FRA/N.16) beat Alex De Miñaur (AUS/N.4) 7-5, 6-2

Dusan Lajovic (SRB) beat Alexander Davidovic (ESP/N.11) 7-6 (12/10), 3-6, 6-1

Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) defeated Marco Trungelliti (ARG) 6-3, 6-0

Casper Ruud (NOR/N.3) a Jordan Thompson (AUS/N.14) 6-1, 6-4

Cameron Norrie (GBR/N.12) a Roberto Bautista (ESP) 6-4, 6-3

Tomás Etcheverry (ARG/N.13) beats Brandon Nakashima (USA) 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4