Argentinian tennis player Alex Barrena, ranked in the top 180 of the world, was defeated in three sets by Czech player Vit Kopriva (ranked 95th) in the first round of the ATP 250 in Buenos Aires and was eliminated from the championship. According to the Argentine News Agency, the European player secured the victory with a score of 6-4, 3-6, and 6-4 in approximately two hours and twenty-eight minutes of play, in a duel held at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club. The match between the Argentine Barrena and the Czech Kopriva marked the end of the day's play, where the albiceleste battled until the end in a close encounter but was not successful in advancing to the next stage of the Argentine tournament. ATP world number 180 started the match on the back foot after losing his serve in the first set, but managed to recover in the second to take the match to a third and decisive set. There, the European was precise in the decisive moments and ultimately overcame Barrena's defense to leave him in the first round of the Argentina Open.
