???? IN GAME | Wimbledon: Cachín could not beat Djokovic in his debut and Podoroska went to the second round

2023-07-03 16:27:22

The Rosario Nadia Podoroska became this Monday the first Argentine to advance to the second round of Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam of the season that is played on the lawn of the All England Club in London and that has a busy agenda for the tennis players from Albicelestes on Monday .

The joy could not spread to the two compatriots who followed her in action, with Pedro Cachín from Cordoba and Sebastián Báez from Buenos Aires eliminated in the first round.

For the man from Bell Ville it was the first time in the main draw of the British Gand Slam and his first match against defending champion Novak Djokovic.

Djokovic works on his return during the first round match against Pedro Cachín from Cordoba at Wimbledon. (dpa)

“Pedro deserves all the applause and a standing ovation for what he did, especially in the third set. He served very well and was extremely accurate. It wasn’t easy to break his serve and that’s why we had to go to the tie break. He is young, he is strong and he showed that he can play well on the grass, ”said the Serb at the foot of the center court as he consummated his victory.

The program for this Monday also includes presentations by Juan Manuel Cerúndolo, Tomás Etcheverry, Guido Pella and Diego Schwartzman.

Cachín against Djokovic at Wimbledon

The Cordovan Pedro Cachín assumed a day of great emotions this Monday with his first time in the main draw of Wimbledon and his first time as a rival of the Serbian Novak Djokovic.

The draw for the draw defined the man from Bellville (68th in the ATP world ranking) to face the defending champion of the British Grand Slam and number two in the ranking in the first round, and they met on the center court of the All England Club.

As expected, the owner of seven titles in La Catedral won the game. He did it in straight sets though not without work, especially in the third set.

It was 6/3, 6/3 and 7/6 for the Serb, who will seek his fifth consecutive title on London grass to stretch his collection to eight and equal the record holder, Swiss Roger Federer.

Djokovic took the lead in the opening set and beat the Argentine 6/3 in 42 minutes. Cachín will have the sweet taste of having been the first to break his rival’s serve during his historic match, which earned him a 2-1 lead.

After the conclusion of the first set, the match was suspended due to rain, as was the entire schedule of the day at the All England Club.

At the restart, Djokovic left no room for doubt and took a 2-0 lead, again with 6/3 for the set and in just 31 minutes.

The third set was the best for Cachín in his complex debut at Wimbledon, and in just over 50 minutes he led the Serbian to a tie break. In the definition, the Cordovan fell 7/4.

The Balkan, champion this year in Australia and Roland Garros, will also try to stretch the number of Grand Slam titles to 24 with the aim of expanding the distance as the greatest historical winner of tournaments of this magnitude, ahead of the Spanish Rafael Nadal (22). , inactive due to injury, and Federer (20), already retired.

Podoroska’s win over Martincova at Wimbledon

Podorosa (90 in the WTA world ranking) reversed the score after losing the first set and defeated the Czech Tereza Martincova (115) on court 4.

It was 3/6, 7/6 and 6/4 for the only Argentine woman in the women’s branch of the British Grand Slam.

Nadia Podoroska defeated the Czech Tereza Martincova and advanced to the second round at Wimbeldon. (@dannymiche)

Rosario used two hours and 26 minutes to take revenge on the same rival that eliminated her in the second round of the 2021 edition, in which she had achieved her only victory in the Tennis Cathedral until Monday.

In the next round, Podoroska will face 33-year-old Belarusian veteran Victoria Azarenka (19), who was a two-time Australian champion (2012 and 2013), a three-time US Open finalist (2012, 2013 and 2020) and a semifinalist in Wimbledon 2012 and 2013.

Azarenka eliminated the Chinese Yue Yuan (106) on Monday by 6/4, 7/5 and 6/4.

Báez-Barrios Vera, a South American battle on the pitch

The match between the Argentine Sebastián Báez (46) and the Chilean Tomás Barrios Vera (133) was a true battle at the All England Club.

The cross between the South Americans opened the game on court number 6 and was temporarily suspended due to rain when they had been playing for more than three hours and the score was 5-5 in the fourth set.

First victory in a Grand Slam ✅

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In total, they played 3 hours and 32 minutes and ended in celebration of the Chilean, who from qualifying advanced to the second round of Wimbledon.

It was 6/7, 6/3 and 3/6 and 6/7 against for Báez, who suffered another tough defeat on tour.

The Argentine had reached the second round last year and had just won a match on grass in Mallorca.

Argentines this Monday at the All England Club

Diego Schwartzman

In the third round of pitch 7, Diego Schwartzman (98) makes a risky debut against the dangerous Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic (41) with the hope of overcoming the first barrier as has happened in the last four editions.

“El Peque” is one of the most experienced Argentines in the tournament together and his debut this Monday is scheduled for around 1:30 p.m.

Schwartzman has beaten Kecmanovic the previous three times they have met on tour.

The winner will face Juan Manuel Cerúndolo or Jannik Sinner in the next round.

Guido Pella

The Bahian (308), quarterfinalist in 2019, this Monday will rival the Croatian Borna Coric (14) in the last game on pitch 14.

The game will not start before 2:00 p.m.

The record between the two is tied in one cross per side and the winner this Monday will face the winner of the French duel Benjamin Bonzi-Harold Mayot in the second round.

John Manuel Certainly

The 21-year-old from Buenos Aires and 111th in the world ranking will play in the last turn of the center court against the Italian Jannik Sinner -8th seed- in his absolute debut in the tournament.

The match will begin no earlier than 2:15 p.m. and will be the first meeting between the Argentine and the Italian on the circuit.

Tomas Martin Etcheverry

At the age of 23 and from position 32 in the world ranking, the player from La Plata will play for the first time in the main draw of Wimbledon when he closes the day’s schedule on court 6 against the Spanish Bernabé Zapata Miralles (50).

The man from La Plata arrives in London strengthened after having reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros. If he wins he will go in the second round with the Finn Emil Ruusuvuori (45) or the Swiss Stan Wawrinka (87).

The match has an estimated start time at 2:40 p.m. and will mean the first crossing on the circuit between the Argentine and the Spanish.

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