With an audience in the stands of the court Guillermo Vilas of Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Argentine number one Diego Schwartzman (15th) lost 6-4 and 6-3 in the first point of the series for the reclassification playoffs for the World Group against the youngster Daniil Ostapenkov (18 years old; 63rd junior), a player without a professional ranking.
Belarus prevails 1-0 in Buenos Aires and Guido Pella (82 °) will seek to equalize the series against Erik Arutiunian (16 years old; 42nd junior).
Visiting Captain Aliaksandr Vasileuski appointed Martin Borisiouk (949 ° in pairs) and Alexander Zgirovsky (1222 °), his two best pieces available, to act on Sunday from 11 in the double ante Horacio Zeballos (7th) and Máximo González (25th). If necessary, then Schwartzman will play against Arutiunian and Pella against Ostapenkov.
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