Fran Cerúndolo advances to the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 in Belgrade

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) calendar is in its final stages. From this Sunday, the week that closes the activities of the main common people started with two competitions in Belgrade, Serbia; and Metz, France, both in the 250 category However, the final event will be held in the Inalpi Arena in Turinwhere they compete ATP Finalsthe event that comes together go eight best singles and duos of the year. There will be three Argentines on the roster at this tournament: Horacio Zeballoswho plays with the Spanish Marcel Granollersand the couple the Davis Cupmade up of Máximo Gonzalez and Andrés Molteni.

At the same time, this Tuesday morning, the participants in the singles mode were made official with the loss included Djokovic for “chronic 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. This 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 of BelgradeTomas Etcheverry jumped back to the second court in the Argentinian morning. His rival was Slovakia Luke Klein (153rd), which had just crossed the classification and dismissed it James Duckworth in the first round of the main draw. The first set had even the first six games, in which both held their serve without difficulty.

One game later, in the famous seventh, the Europeans took advantage of three break opportunities and took the lead 6-4. In the second, the Argentine played a bigger role and even had a set point in the tie breaker. However, Slovakia recovered and they won three consecutive points to advance to the round of 16 with 6-4 and 7-6(6). Now, the man from Buenos Aires is already thinking about the semi-finals of the Davis Cupexample in which the YPF Argentine Tennis Team They will face Italy in the city of Malaga, where the Final 8 will be held.

This Wednesday, in the first shift of Central Court -7 in the morning, Argentina time-, it will be time Francisco Cerundolo in the fourth most populous city in south-eastern Europe. The eldest of the brothers, a part as the third favorite of the tournamenthe will look for a place in the top eight against the Russians Safiullin Roman. The national tennis player and the Russians have one precedent in their history. It was this year, in the first round of Wimbledonwith the influence of the born in Podolsk in five parts. The conflict 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 trying to add points that will allow him to close 2024 in the best position for the start of the next season and the tour tournaments. Ocean.

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