Sebastian Baez I was looking forward to taking another step US Open At the same time, he signed the most resounding victory of his short professional career with a confrontation Third round of the US Grand Slam for Daniil Medvedevpast champion of the competition and No. 3 in the world rankings. Although the young tennis player tried to break his opponent’s balance, he lost 6-2, 6-2, 7-6. The duel took place in popularity Arthur Ashe Stadium (With TV espn).
At approximately 12:30 noon Argentine time, the first set ended 6-2 in favor of the Russian tennis player. Although the Argentine started with an advantage in the first minutes, the No. 3 in the ATP rankings was able to turn the situation around, as he excelled with three aces. After committing several mistakes that cost him the first round, Baez succeeded in equalizing the confrontation in the final part of the match.
The second set was useful again for Medvedev and he repeated the previous result (6-2). Although the Argentine showed improvement in his performance and played many distinguished matches, the experience, cunning, and technical quality of the opponent did not help him turn the result around. From inside the box, the physical trainers asked him to increase the level of aggression in order to save more points for him.
After the former tennis player’s student Sebastian Gutierrez He increased his attacks against the Russian since the end of the second half, and the invasion of the ground became noticeable in the third set, as his change of speed led to the destabilization of the European. There is no doubt that the position adopted by Baez not only provided a stunning cross, but also succeeded in putting pressure on his opponent, who came to make accusations against his coach, the former French tennis player. Jill CervaraLack of instructions and committing several errors.
The match witnessed an additional break in the middle of the third set, due to the start of rain, which forced the authorities to stop development in order to close the roof of the stadium. After slowing down for about seven minutes, it took the Argentine two games as he was unable to regain the rhythm he had achieved due to the discomfort he felt in his leg. However, the battle to qualify for the round of 16 ended in a tough tie-break, as Baez’s stumbles favored the Russian, who took the point 7-6.
Baez’s path to the third stage came with a complicated first match against the Croatian Korek Station (7-5, 7-5 and 6-1) and the subsequent victory over the Brazilian Felipe Melegeni Alves (6-7, 6-4, 6-4 and retirement). For his part, the Russian started the journey with a landslide victory over the Hungarian Attila Balazs (6-1, 6-1 and 6-0) then defeated the Australian Christopher O’Connell (6-2, 6-2, 6-7 and 6-2). It is the first confrontation between the Argentine and the Russian in their history.
With this victory, Medvedev will meet the Australian Alex de MinaurWho previously won against the Chilean Nicholas Gary 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 in just over an hour and a half of action on Court 17.
It must be remembered that the career of the Argentine tennis player did not begin at the famous US Grand Slam. Seba, formerly ranked number one in the world in the junior category, achieved 10 consecutive victories in the two preparatory tournaments for this competition: He was ATP champion in Kitzbuhel and then ATP champion in Winston-Salem. Along the way, he achieved resounding successes against tennis players of the caliber of Roberto Carballes Baena, Tomas Etcheverry, Dominic Thiem, Laslo Djere, Borna Coric and Jiri Lehica.
Then his winning streak rose to 12 victories at the US Open For the current 32nd place in the ranking. The projection indicates that he is likely to give Jump on the ATP ladder To sign your new best job classification After it was 30 degrees from the planet In April of this year.
The 22-year-old tennis player is currently one of the country’s top actors. He has won four titles in his short professional career and has already signed an impressive statistic that puts him on equal footing Diego Schwartzman, Federico Delbonis also Carlos Berloc, who also climbed to the top four times. This left him one step away from equaling the five title crowns of his peers Augustin Callery And Gustavo Loza.
The Russian competitor is undoubtedly one of the greatest exponents on the current circuit. He was No. 1 in the world at the beginning of 2022 He came to this competition Like 3 of the count. This is 2023 already He celebrated five titles – Among them are the Masters 1000 in Rome and Miami – which have been added to their showcases Reach 20 cups in your career stats. to 27 yearsYou know what that is Winning the US Open with a memorable 2021 victory over Novak Djokovic By three 6-4. Within the Grand Slam range, he also scored a final at the 2019 US Open and two more misses at the Australian Open (2021 and 2022).
For his part, the Argentine recorded his best numbers in a Grand Slam since his first participation in the Roland Garros 2021 qualifiers. Until the US Open, his most notable performances were the second stage in 2022 of the Australian Open. Wimbledon and Roland Garros. This is something he could not repeat in 2023, as he was eliminated in the first major tournament on the circuit.
It should be noted that Argentine tennis has been diminished by previous defeats of the other two teams: Nadia Podoroska, a little Schwartzman, Francisco Cerundolo, Juan Manuel Cerundolo, Guido Bella, Pedro Cashin, Thomas Etcheverry And Facundo Diaz Acosta.
Baez, Fran Cerundolo, Echeverry, Andres Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez will be the champions of the Argentine Davis Cup team that will face Lithuania at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club after the US Open on September 16-17.
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