Argentina Open: Juan Manual Cerundolo moves into second round
The Argentine will play the winner of the match between Italian Luciano Darderi and Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 5 seed, in the next round
Cordoba Capital, Cordoba, Argentina: Tennis player Juan Manuel Cerundolo, Argentine, number 332 of the ATP, won in one hour and fifty-two minutes by 7 (9) -6 (7) and 6-3 to the Peruvian player Juan Pablo Varillas Patiño-Samudio, number 162 of ATP
Qualifier Juan Manuel Cerundolo reached the second round of the Argentina Open by edging out qualifier Roman Andres Burruchaga 7-6 (4), 4-2, 7-5 on Tuesday.
Cerundolo, ranked No 139, will play his brother, Francisco Cerundolo, the No 5 seed, next at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club.
This will be the second meeting between the two brothers on the pro circuit with Francisco winning the first in 2021.
Buenos Aires ATP 250, other first-round matches (Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, clay, most recent results first):
- Sebastian Baez (6) beat Camilo Ugo Carabelli (WC): 6-4, 6-4
- Mariano Navone beat Francisco Comesana (WC): 6-4, 6-4
- Thiago Seyboth Wild beat Facundo Diaz Acosta: 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Laslo Djere (Q) beat Alexandre Muller: 6-3, 6-3
- Dusan Lajovic beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 7-6 (8), 7-5
- Hugo Gaston vs. Federico Coria
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Joao Fonseca
- Diego Schwartzman vs. Nicolas Jarry
- Damir Dzumhur vs. Pedro Martinez Portero
- Corentin Moutet vs. Sumit Nagal
- Luciano Darderi vs. Francisco Cerundolo
