The course of Latin Americans at the Masters 1000 in Rome

It starts this Wednesday 1000 Masters of Rome, fifth in that category for the year, and third on the slow surface. and Latin American men The ones appearing in the main draw found their way to Foro Italico, after the draw held on Monday.

Rafael Nadal will be absent due to injury, being the ultimate champion there, and another Spaniard, Carlos Alcaraz, ranked 2 in the world, will replace Serbian Novak Djokovic, the defending champion, as soon as he comes to play in the second round. .

Best Latin American, Argentinian Francisco Sirondolo (31 ATP), seeded 24 and starts in the second round against France’s Richard Gasquet or China’s Yiping Wu. He is looking for his first victory on Romanian soil, appearing there only in 2022, and after passing the playoffs, he loses to John Isner at the first wheel.

Argentinian Sebastian Baez (40) Puts first against Peru John Paul Varelas (97 degrees), which debuted in Rome.

The best in the region last year at the Masters 1000 in Rome was the Chilean Christian Jarin (79) Who reached the quarter-finals. Now he is making his debut against the Argentine Pedro Cashin (68) He also performs for the first time in Rome after having a good time in Madrid.

Additionally, he is also Chilean Nicholas Jarry (56) He pitched against two qualifiers, successfully beating out the first appearance, and then it was his turn against Taylor Fritz, the ninth nominee.

Argentinian Thomas Echeverry (61) He is playing the Italian Open for the first time, and the draw allowed him to face the Frenchman Luca Van Ashe. The victory will later put him in a confrontation Novak DjokovicNo less than who will be the first seed in the tournament, although he will lose the top, no matter what.

Diego Schwartzman (91 degrees) He will face local Matteo Arnaldi, who is seeking to regain confidence. finally, Guido Bella (484) will benefit from a protected rating against American Maxime Cressi.

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