The present of the Argentine Sebastian Baez (No. 32 in the ATP ranking) is overwhelming: he beat the Brazilian Felipe Meligeni Alves (No. 168) 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-4 when he had to withdraw due to injury. This way, He earned a place in the third round at the US Open. That’s already 12 consecutive victories!
It was being a battle worthy of two South American tennis players. Long and disputed rallies that delighted everyone present on field 10. However, a foot injury to Meligeni Alves prevented him from continuing and the match ended in the worst way.
Seba Báez enjoys his present in New York. Getty Images
Up until a month ago, the Argentine had notched just four main draw wins in circuit events on hard surfaces. However, a remarkable transformation in his form allowed him to put on an impressive seven-match winning streak on this surface.
But that’s not all since his good form came from before. It began with his title in Kitzbühel on brick dust and continued with his second consecutive trophy on concrete in Winston-Salem.
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The good news does not stop coming since he also broke a record at the Grand Slam level: it is the first time he has made it to the top 32 of any Major tournament.
All his compatriots have already been eliminated (Tomás Etcheverry, Pedro Cachin, Guido Pella, Diego Schwartzman, Facundo Díaz Acosta, Juan Manuel and Francisco Cerúndolo and Nadia Podoroska), for which he is the only albiceleste tennis player in the singles bracket.
He will seek to further increase his enormous present and access the fourth round in New York. For that, he must first beat the winner of the duel between the Russian Daniil Medvedev (N°3) and the Australian Christopher O´Connell (N°69).
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2023-09-01 02:05:53
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