The tough draw for the Argentines at Wimbledon 2024: Cerúndolo, Báez, Navone and more

The tough draw for the Argentines at Wimbledon 2024: Cerúndolo, Báez, Navone and more :: Olé

06/28/2024 09:40hs.Updated on 06/28/2024 09:58am.

So far, the grass has not been friendly to the Argentines (being a surface they are not used to, it is not surprising). To make matters worse, chance did not help them: the main draw of the tournament was drawn Wimbledonwhich will feature 10 Argentine tennis players in the first round, and the matchups are very tough.

To one of the greatest Argentine figures in the painting, Francisco Cerúndolo (27th)he had an uncomfortable rival: Roman Safiullin (43rd). Although he is not coming straight (he has not won since the beginning of May, accumulating four debuts and farewells), the Russian has managed to get to Wimbledon 2023 quarterfinals knocking out Pella and Shapovalov and posing a tough challenge to current No. 1 Jannik Sinner. One to watch out for…

Cerúndolo, like the rest, will not have it easy. (EFE)

The one who tied the best ranked rival was Francisco Comesaña (121st), who in the first round will have to face the Russian Andrey Rublev (6th), who also became champion recently – in the Masters 1000 in Madrid -. In case of winning, which looks very complicated, and if Federico Coria (71st) also wins against the Australian Adam Walton (107th), there will be a duel of Argentines.

Tomas Etcheverry (31st) and Mariano Navone (32nd)For their part, they look ahead and already see themselves running from one end to the other: to advance to the third round, which is a challenge in itself, They could run into Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud, respectively.

Navone’s first kick-off will be against the Italian Sonego. (EFE)