María Lourdes Carlé, Federico Delbonis, Facundo Díaz Acosta, Juan Pablo Ficovich and Genaro Olivieri advanced this Tuesday to the second round of the quality to enter the main draw at Roland Garros, while their compatriots Nicolás Kicker, Mariano Navone and Paula Ormaechea they were eliminated.
María Lourdes Carle, a native of Daireaux, Buenos Aires Province, and number 149 in the WTA ranking, closed the day’s albiceleste activity with a remarkable express victory against the American Caroline Dolehide (99th), by 6-1 and 6-2.
The deroense will return to the ring on Thursday for the second round -there are three in total- against the Australian Jaimee Fourlis (150th), winner of the Andorran Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva (183rd). The one who couldn’t pass the first obstacle in Paris was Sunchales from Santa Fe, Ormaechea (184º)by losing to the French Elsa Jacquemot (175th) by 6-2 and 6-2.
In the male box, Diaz Acosta (137th) defeated the Italian nationalized Franco Agamenone (166th) from Rio Cuarto by 7-5 and 6-3 and will play his next match inThis Wednesday not before 7:35 against the Ukrainian Oleksii Krutykh (185th). Díaz Acosta comes from being champion last Saturday in the Challenger de Oeiras, in Portugal.
the azuleño Federico Delbonis (236th) worked extra to leave Colombian Nicolás Mejía (234th) on the road 6-7 (4), 6-3 and 7-6 (10-0) and he will soon see the German Dominik Koepfer (102nd).
Ficovich (223rd)For his part, he beat the Dutchman Gils Brouwer (138th) 6-4 and 6-3 and will go in the second round against the Bulgarian Adrian Andreev (214th) on Wednesday not before 8:50.
Finally, the Bragadian Olivieri (227th) he beat the Swiss Henri Laaksonen (213th) by 7-5 and 6-1 and will assume his next commitment against Belgian Michael Geerts (250th) on Wednesday not before 8:50.
As for the losses, Kicker (197th) lost to the British Jan Choinski (177th) 2-6, 6-3, 2-0 and retired due to injury, while Navone (219th) he fell to the Slovakian Lukas Klein (133rd) 6-0, 6-4.
Wednesday’s matches
This Wednesday there will also be seven other Argentines seeking their ticket to the third round of the Parisian qualy:
- Facundo Bagnis will be measured with the Italian Mateo Gigante, from 5 (Argentine time)
- Santiago Rodriguez Taverna will go against the Italian Giulio Zepperi, also from 5
- Thiago Tirante will do the same against the Belgian Gauthier Onclin, at the same time
- Camilo Ugo Carabelli will face the local Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg, not before 6:15
- Juan Manuel Cerundolo will see the faces with the Serbian Hamad Mededovic, not before 6:15
- There will be a duel of Argentines between Renzo Olivo and Andre Collarininot before 6:15
A Roland Garros without Nadal
The Roland Garros Openthe second Grand Slam tournament on the tennis calendar in 2023, will begin on monday may 28 in the complex located in the Parisian neighborhood of Bois de Boulogne, and will run until Sunday, June 11.
the contest For the first time in 18 years, it will not have its great champion, the Spanish Rafael Nadalwho conquered Paris 14 times and had to be absent due to an injury that has plagued him since last February.
Argentines with guaranteed presence
The Argentine tennis players who entered the main draw at Roland Garros directly because of their ranking are: Francisco Cerúndolo (28th), Sebastián Báez (44th), Tomás Martín Etcheverry (46th), Pedro Cachín (63rd), Diego Schwartzman (93rd), Federico Coria (94th) and Guido Pella (421st)who will enter the Grand Slam with a protected ranking.
Among the ladies who ensured their direct entry is Rosario Nadia Podoroska (101st).