ATP Buenos Aires: first home win since 2008 fixed
Tournament favorite Diego Schwartzman willmeet his compatriot Francisco Cerundolo in the final of the ATP Tour 250 event in Buenos Aires. One thing is certain: there will be the first home win since 2008.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Mar 07, 2021, 10:17 am
Diego Schwartzman was in a hurry in his semi-finals in Buenos Aires on Saturday. The local hero, who was in first position, won against Miomir Kecmanovic 6-0 and 6-4. And can use it to wipe out the gap from 2018 on Sunday: At that time, Schwartzman had reached the final after a comeback victory against Dominic Thiem, but had no chance against Marco Cecchinato. In any case, one thing is certain: there will be an Argentine home win, because Schwartzman's opponent in the final is Francisco Cerundolo, who, like his brother Juan Manuel, played his way through the qualification into the final Sunday in Cordoba last week.
In fact, it's been a while since an Argentine was able to assert himself in the capital: David Nalbandian won in 2008, and Juan Monaco the year before. Guillermo Coria and Gaston Gaudio were also able to sign up for the list of winners in Buenos Aires in the recent past, the record winner is and will probably always be Guillermo Vilas. The legendary left-hander won the title eight times.
Diego Schwartzman is not that far over the entire course of his career: The 28-year-old has so far won three tournaments on the ATP tour, most recently in 2019 in Los Cabos. Francisco Cerundolo is still immaculate in this regard. But it could make history: never before has a pair of brothers on the ATP tour won a single title in consecutive weeks.