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Báez achieves an eternal ticket to rooms in Bucharest

The Argentine seeks his second 2025 ATP Tour title

April 03, 2025

Sebastián Báez had to hold on to one of the great pillars on beaten land: unwavering patience. The Argentine, who starts as the first standard head in the tournament, climbed on Thursday to the quarterfinals at the Bucharest Tirec Open after completing an eternal premiere, stretched over two days due to the rains that have hit Romania’s ATP 250. No interruption diminished the competitive capacity of the South American, turned into an increasingly solid player on the surface.

No. 31 of the PIF ATP Rankings returned to the track to complete a post fascicle match, defeating 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-2 to Canadian Gabriel Diallo in the clash that opened the day. After the rains left the party interrupted at the close of the second set, braking the American reaction attempt, Báez managed to regroup to mark the differences in the resumption. If Sebastián is the man to beat in the final painting of Bucharest, his reaction was an impeccable message to the rest of the applicants.

“Yesterday was a complicated day for both of the rain and everything that implies such a day. It is difficult to play but these types of situations make us stronger. Besides, I feel very happy to compete in such a wonderful city and for having managed to advance to the next round.”

In a great tradition for Argentine tennis Báez tennis will have the opportunity to find a ticket to the definitive rounds with a familiar sensation. The Argentine will play the quarterfinals against his compatriot Francisco Comesaña, drawing a well-known match on clay in 2025. Báez dominates 1-0 the record of Lexus ATP Head2head before his compatriot, which he already defeated weeks ago in Santiago caught an epic match that was decided in the Trebreak of the third manga.

On a day of wide South American prominence, not everything was great news for the players of the region. Christopher O’Connell resisted one of Thursday’s most intense duels, beating 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (5) to Chilean Nicolás Jarry. The Australian will measure in the quarterfinals the current champion Marton Fucsovics, after the Hungarian defeated Mariano Navone 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in a reissue of the final of last season.