After having defeated 6-3 and 7-6(6) by the Chinese Zhang Zhizhen, Tomás Etcheverry He could not deliver the blow and this Wednesday he was eliminated from the Paris Masters 1000 after losing (9) 6-7, 6-3 and 7-5 against the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitriov in the round of 16. The Argentine, number 40 in the ATP ranking, said goodbye to the singles against the number nine in the world, and also in doubles with Francisco Cerúndolo.
The 25-year-old from La Plata had a good performance against the Top 10 on the hard court under the roof of the Bercy Arena in the French capital, and even took the first set after an extensive tie break that ended 11-9. For the second, Dimitrov set the pace and had no problems by winning 6-3 and the last one was even again but the Bulgarian He took an advantage that he maintained until the final 7-5. In the next round He will face the Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech.
Already out of the main draw in singles and of the doubles with Fran Cerúndolo after losing to the Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin and the Mexican Santiago González, Etcheverry will seek to have a great performance at the ATP 250 in Belgrade and then prepare to play in the Final 8 of the Davis Cup with the Argentine team.
Cerúndolo, the only Argentine in the race
Francisco Cerúndolo started the main draw of the Paris Masters 1000 with a victory over Frenchman Quentin Halys by 7-6(5) and 6-3 and in the second round he gave the big blow by winning by 7-6(6) and 7-5 over Andrey Rublev, one of the favorites to win the contest. This Thursday they will play the round of 16 against a very brave stop: He will face the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.