Facundo Bagnis withdrew due to injury from Geneva

The Argentine did not complete the first round against Nikoloz Basilashvili due to physical problems.

Argentine tennis player Facundo Bagnis was removed from ATP 250 in Geneva, in Switzerland, by losing to retire on Tuesday in the opening round duel against Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili. Bagnis, born in Santa Fe, and 98th in the ATP world rankings, lost to Basilashvili (25) in 47 minutes of play when he began to feel pain in his left calf and decided to leave the fight.

The 32-year-old from Santa Fe He chose not to increase his annoyance because Roland Garros will start playing next Sunday.the second Grand Slam tournament on the tennis calendar.

Another Argentine, the azuleño Frederic Delbonis (62), settled into the round of 16 yesterday after beating Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis (101) 6-4, 6-4, thus ending the adverse streak of three consecutive losses in the first rounds of Barcelona, ​​Madrid and Rome. Delbonis will play his next match tomorrow against the winner on the cross between Italian Fabio Fognini (52) and Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis (85).

The ATP 250 in Geneva is played on a clay surface, will distribute prizes of 597,900 euros and Russian Daniil Medvedev (2) is the top favorite for the title, who will debut later against Frenchman Richard Gasquet (75 ).

Source: Telam

Photo: Mackenzie Sweetnam/Getty Images

Source: Tycsports

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