Santiago Rodriguez Tavern passed to the quarter-finals of Lima Challenger, Perubeating the Kazakh Tomofey Skatov 6-2, 6-2 and there will be four Argentines among the last eight in the draw.
Rodríguez Taverna, 162nd ATP, owner of a Challenger and revelation at Roland Garros, beat Skatov (146th) after an hour and 29 minutes. Pilar’s man will play the quarter-finals against the German Daniel Altmaier (106th), who beat the nationalized Riocuartense Franco Agamenone (159th) by 7-5, 3-6 and 6-3.
Meanwhile Tomás Etcheverry, 89th ATP and second favorite for the title, will face Genaro Olivieri (262nd) to settle the fourth albiceleste in the quarter-finals of the tournament that is played on clay and distributes 53 thousand dollars.
Two other Argentine tennis players, Federico Coria and Roman Burruchaga, they had already won this Wednesday. Coria (73rd), first-seeded, will play this Friday against Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (397th), who entered the main draw from qualifying. Burruchaga (329th), for his part, will face Serbian Nikola Milojevic (255th) for a place in the semifinal.
It should be remembered that Argentine tennis has already reached an unprecedented milestone last weekend and is aiming for more. For the first time in the history of the circuit, players from the same country have won 21 titles in the same season.
