Etcheverry defeated Fognini 6-1, 7-6 and reached the second round, while Bagnis and Ugo Carabelli lost in their debut.
The Argentinian Thomas Martin Etcheverry the italian lost Fabio Fognini by 6-1 and 7-6 (1) and advanced to the round of 16 of ATP 250 of Santiago de Chileon a day where his countrymen Camilo Ugo Carabelli and Facundo Bagnis They were eliminated on debut in the trans-Andean contest.
Etcheverry, ranked 76th in the ATP world ranking, scored a great victory over the experienced Italian Fognini (82) after an hour and 49 minutes of play. The 23-year-old from La Plata will face Francisco Cerúndolo (32), second seed and the best Argentine in the ranking, who had a first round bye in the round of 16.
Defeats of Camilo Ugo Carabelli and Facundo Bagnis in Santiago de Chile
For his part, Camilo Ugo Carabelli (122)came out of the classification, was defeated by the Serbian dusan lajovic (75) by 6-1 and 6-3, after one hour and 13 minutes of play.
The Serbian will now face Juan Manuel Cerundolo (108), who was left yesterday in the rivalry of the Argentines against Pedro Cachin (61) by 6-4, 3-6 and 6-3.
Meanwhile, the Santa Fe Facundo Bagnis (94) was left out of the tournament after losing to the Italian Marco Cecchinato (91) by 6-2, 3-6 and 7-6 (7-3), after two hours and 21 minutes.
Other Argentines will be present at the ATP in Santiago
The other two Argentine participants in the tournament are Diego Schwartzman and Sebastián Baezwho will enter to play directly in the round of 16, between tomorrow and Thursday.
Peque Schwartzman (37) is waiting for the winner of the cross between the Peruvian John Paul Varillas (77) and the Chilean Nicholas Jarry (87), while Báez (35), finalist in the previous edition and champion of this year’s Córdoba Open, awaits the winner of the match between the Austrians. Dominic Thiem (99) and the Chilean Cristian Garin (100).
The ATP 250 in Santiago de Chile, which distributed total prizes of $718,245, Italian Lorenzo Musetti (18) has the highest favorite and will close the brick dust tour in South America, which includes the Córdoba Open, Argentina Open and ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro.
Source: Tycsports
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