Pedro Cachín doesn’t stop unlocking levels week after week. After winning his first Grand Slam match on Monday, the 27-year-old Cordovan gave himself another great joy by defeating local Brandon Holt in five sets 1-6, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-1 ) and 7-6 (10-6) after coming back from 0-2 to settle in the third round of the US Open. With this victory, Cachín caresses to get among the 60 best in the world and is facing a great opportunity since in the next instance he will run into the Frenchman Corentin Moutet, a more than accessible player for such a stage of a Grand Slam.
It seemed that the farewell was quick for the Argentine, who began erratically and imprecisely due to the solvency of Holt, a player who emerged from the classification and who had just eliminated his compatriot Taylor Fritz (12) in the initial round. The 6-1, 6-2 of the American predicted a fall without mitigating factors. However, Cachín adjusted his blows, did not give up and took advantage of a lack of concentration by his rival to get into the match. From there, everything was point to point, but the Argentine imposed his greatest mettle in the tiebreakers to take the victory in 3 hours and 47 minutes of a tremendous contest.
Winner of four Challengers this year, Cachín is going through the best moment of his career and is enjoying his second Grand Slam with his family. “It is unique to live it like this, and more for me that I see them very little. Regardless of the fact that it was many years watching it on TV and today being able to play and win here, living it with all of them who were always there is special”, an emotional Cachín told the ATP page. It is not for less, since from this success he will be able to plan the season in another way, without the need to think every day about the ranking or in which tournament to sign up to be able to continue the tour.