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Fonseca, Coria and Martínez open on the great Wednesday of Buenos Aires

The Brazilian defeated the head of series No. 8 Etcheverry

February 12, 2025

The rain forced a large number of matches to condense on Wednesday, which had to be played on the previous day. However, the beginning of the day at the IEB+ Argentina Open has left flashes of what will be a great day in Buenos Aires.

The 18-year-old Brazilian, current champion of the Next Gen ATP Finals present by Pif, released Central Track Guillermo Vilas with a prestigious victory against the head of series No. 8 Tomás Martín Etcheverry 6-3, 6-3 in one hour and 25 minutes.

No. 99 of the PIF ATP Rankings continues to draw its ascending line at this start of the season, where it already has in its showcase with an ATP Challenger Tour trophy in Canberra, in addition to signing its first victory against a Top 10 in the Australian Open ( v.

On his return to ATP Tour this February he has maintained the level he offered in the Australian tour, in a match against a surface specialist who also played in a local condition. Fonseca raised up to 34 the list of winning blows and converted 4 of the 9 break opportunities he had.

In the second round of Buenos Aires, he will face another local player, in this case, Federico Coria who took advantage of his status as Lucky Loser to move forward in the Argentine beaten land.

The youngest of the Coria brothers defeated the Frenchman Hugo Gaston 6-3, 6-2 in an hour and eight minutes, in a meeting in which he raised the success with his first service to 82%.

Semifinalist in the last edition, the current No. 115 of the world already adds six victories in ten games played in Buenos Aires (6-4) and will now face his first duel in the lexus ATP Head2head against Fonseca.

For his part, Pedro Martínez also managed to solve a difficult ballot on Wednesday, when he resumed the game that was postponed yesterday with 0-6, 6-2, 6-6 on the scoreboard.

The Spanish started with the advantage of having won the only point that could be disputed from the Tie-Break and in the resumption he managed to finish the victory, winning the tiebreaker by 7-3. Martínez awaits the winner of the clash between the guest Diego Schwartzman, who plays the last tournament of his career, and the Chilean Nicolás Jarry.