May 23, 2024, 18:52 ET
Tomás Etcheverry (29th in the world ranking) and Luciano Darderi (47th) They face each other in the semifinals of the https://twitter.com/ESPNtenis/status/1793775163345076446 in which they will put at stake a pass to the definition of the French competition. In the other key, the faces of Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (117th) and Alexander Bublik (19th) are seen.
This will be the first history that Etcheverry and the Italian-Argentine tennis player will have on the circuit. The man from La Plata still does not know what it is to win an ATP title and will seek to achieve it in the run-up to Roland Garros, where he will have the difficult task of defending the quarterfinals reached in 2023.
On his way to Lyon, where he is the sixth seed, he left behind Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo, Thiago Seyboth Wild and Dominik Koepfer, respectively. If he finishes the tournament with his first trophy in the category, he will reach the French Open being 25th..
Darderi, for his part, this season was champion at the ATP 250 in Córdoba, in what is so far his only championship won in his only final played. In his round, he eliminated Taro Daniel, Adrian Mannarino and Arthur Rinderknech, who did not show up for the match. Virtually, The native of Villa Gesell is 40th, if he is a finalist he will rise to 35th and if he is crowned, 33rd. .
The match will take place this Friday, May 24, not before 09:30 a.m. (Argentina time), 08:30 a.m. (Chile), 07:30 a.m. (Colombia and Peru) and 06:30 a.m. (Mexico). It will be broadcast exclusively on the Star+ screen.
