The left-handed Lucila hit another blow on the table and ousted Lajovic in straight sets to guarantee a 100% national semi. Now wait for the winner of Sebastián Báez and Federico Coria.
The dream of the entire Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club came true, or at least a good part of the thousands of souls who attended the historic site of Olleros 1510 in these few days: The IEB+ Argentina Open is guaranteed to have local tennis players in Sunday’s grand final. With the massive victory of Facundo Díaz Acosta against Dusan Lajovic, it is a fact that the semifinal at the bottom of the table will have a representative born in the country. Who are your rivals? Whoever will prevail in the afternoon duel starring Sebastián Báez and Federico Coria.
The La Lucila native, who burst into the eyes of the tennis world at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games by capturing a gold medal in doubles and a silver medal in singles, brought out her best version in the tournament that suits her best. surpassed by a strong 6-3 and 6-3 over the Serbian, number 58 in the world, in less than an hour and a half of play.
Díaz Acosta’s ball “flew” under the heat, weighing like a number five on Lajovic’s backhand on Court Central Guillermo Villa, that court that is like the patio of his house: it was here that he achieved his first ATP victory (and four of the seven under his belt) and now he will have the opportunity to play in first semifinal of his life at the highest level of the world of rackets.
“I am very happy with the level, the whole week I felt very good. I’ll think about the semi tomorrow.”, he pointed out in a press conference, still with a high pulse rate of emotion because of such success and also because “I’ve never played with so many people in the stands.”
Díaz Acosta’s dream week continues. The romance at the IEB+ Argentina Open promises more chapters. Two days ago he gave the first hit against Francisco Cerúndolo (22nd in the ranking and fourth seed in the competition), and today he showed his potential again by knocking out Lajovic. From training by hitting the ball against the mattress in the garden of his home, in the middle of the pandemic, to dreaming of the final of the most important tournament in the country.
The wait will not be long to meet his opponent and countryman. Baez and Coria, another pleasant surprise of the tournament, are already on the court, to fight for a spot in the semi against the winner of the 2023 Pan American Games. Whoever it is, there is one certainty: there will be an Argentine finalist and it will be no small feat.
Source: Tycsports
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