The 23rd edition of the ATP in Buenos Aires is active
.
This Monday, on the first day of the main draw,
Pedro Cachín
from Cordoba gave the Legion their first joy at the Lawn Tennis in Palermo: he defeated Brazilian
Thiago Monteiro
in two sets , on the eve of the debut of
Guido Pella
from Bahia , who will face the Spanish
Jaume Munar
.
Cachín, born in Bell Ville, Córdoba, and ranked 68th in the ATP world ranking, consummated his
7-6 (2) and 6-4
victory after one hour and 54 minutes on the central court of Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club.
The 27-year-old from Cordoba will play his next match against the third seed, the Italian
Lorenzo Musetti
(20).
"It was a difficult match for me because I am in a learning process, to adapt to the ATP and play at this level
," said Cachín after his first victory of the year and also his first victory at the Argentina Open.
"The victory is worth a lot to me, I knew that the one who won the first set would take an important advantage and it was key to have won the tie break"
, he completed.
"I haven't played on clay for five months and I must have about six days of training. My next opponent will be Musetti and I put all the pressure on him, he's the favorite and he'll have to beat me, I'm leaving with a very good feeling this afternoon "
, he closed.
The tournament, which is played at the facilities of the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, on brick dust courts, will award prizes of $711,600.
complete programming
.
Guillermo Vilas Center Court:
Pedro Martínez (Spain) vs
Bernabé Zapata Miralles
(Spain) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Pedro Cachín (Argentina)
vs Thiago Monteiro (Brazil) 7-6 (2), 6-4
.
Not before 18.30: Fabio Fognini (Italy) vs Laslo Djere (Serbia)
.
Not before 20: Guido Pella (Argentina) vs Jaume Munar (Spain)
. Court Number 2:
.
At 4:00 p.m.: Francisco Cabral (Portugal) and Nikola Cacic (Serbia) vs. Tomislav Brkic (Bosnia) and Gonzalo Escobar (Ecuador)
.
Not before 6:00 p.m.: Sebastián Báez (Argentina) and Facundo Bagnis (Argentina) vs. Diego Schwartzman (Argentina) and Dominic Thiem (Austria).
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