Galan and Bagnis made their debut at the ATP tournament in Houston

Daniel Galan (No. 94 of the ATP rankings) f Facundo Bagnes (113th place) The Latin American representatives will be responsible for opening the competition in the main draw of the 250 Tennis Championships in Houston, USA. The tournament, one of the short stops on the brick dust before heading to Europe towards the M1000 and Grand Slam that make up the calendar there, is led by two locals as favourites: Francis Tiafoe and Tommy Poole.

The 26-year-old Colombian-born man reached the tournament with a record of one win and eight losses at ATP level in 2023. The only match he has won so far this season was in Rio de Janeiro against Argentine Pedro Cachin. A series of five consecutive falls since 2022. Seeking to recover from the upcoming big events, Galan will face China’s Zhang Zhizhen (93rd). In the first round of the tournament with fond memories of him. In Houston 2019, coming out of the playoffs, the guy from Bucaramanga reached the semifinals for the first time on the track. In 2021 he repeated his ATP performance in Santiago.

The opening match, within the main draw, will be played on Mondays from 4:00 pm (Argentina and Chile), 2:00 pm (Colombia and Peru) and 1:00 pm (Mexico).

Bagnis, meanwhile, will make his main draw debut – playing the qualifiers in 2015 – against local wild card and two-time event champions, Steve Johnson (152). The Argentine arrives in Texas with an ATP-level record of one win and six falls in 2023 with that only match won at the Masters 1000 in Miami against Brazilian Felipe Melegeni Alves before saying goodbye at the hands of Carlos Alcaraz.

Crossing against Johnson will take place on Mondays from 10:00 PM (Argentina and Chile), 8:00 PM (Colombia and Peru) and 7:00 PM (Mexico). All ATP 250 action in Houston can be followed exclusively by ESPN and STAR+.