Comesaña Debuts in Monte Carlo Qualifiers
Francisco Comesaña will play his first match in Monte Carlo qualifying this morning. He seeks a place in the main draw and a lift toward Roland Garros.
Comesaña’s situation and match details
The Mar del Plata native sits at No. 87 in the ATP rankings. He faces a likely drop toward the top 100 next week, which increases the pressure.
Comesaña Debuts in Monte Carlo Qualifiers against Romain Arneodo. The match is scheduled in the second slot on court EA de Massy, around 8 a.m.
Arneodo is a local doubles specialist with no singles ranking. He entered the qualy with a wild card.
Possible path into the main draw
If Comesaña advances, he will play the winner of Ethan Quinn and Otto Virtanen. Quinn is ranked No. 56 and Virtanen sits near No. 123.
The winner of that tie earns a spot in Monte Carlo’s main field. Comesaña aims to use clay-court form to improve his season.
Argentine entries in Monte Carlo singles and doubles
Several Argentines have direct singles matches in Monte Carlo. Their draws feature established and high-ranked opponents.
- Sebastián Báez (No. 50) vs Stan Wawrinka (No. 98).
- Tomás Etcheverry (No. 31) vs Grigor Dimitrov (No. 93).
- Francisco Cerúndolo (No. 20) vs Stefanos Tsitsipas (No. 49).
In doubles, Horacio Zeballos leads as world No. 1 alongside Marcel Granollers. The pair are top seeds and will start in the round of 16.
They will wait for the winner of Marcelo Melo partnered with Alexander Zverev. Their opponents are Jae Zielinski and Luke Johnson.
Other ATP events with Argentine impact
Marco Trungelliti reached the Marrakech ATP 250 semifinals. At 36, he became the oldest player to break into the ATP top 100.
Trungelliti beat Corentin Moutet in the quarterfinals. He now faces Luciano Darderi, the Italian-naturalized player from Gesell who is ranked No. 19.
Camilo Ugo Carabelli (No. 67) will meet Rafael Jodar (No. 89) in the other Marrakech semifinal. Both aim to secure ranking points.
Houston and Bucharest updates
The ATP 250 in Houston will stage an all-Argentine semifinal. Thiago Tirante (No. 83) plays Román Burruchaga (No. 77) for a final berth.
In Bucharest, Mariano Navone (No. 60) will face Botic van de Zandschulp (No. 62). The match promises a tight contest.
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