Buenos Aires, Feb 13 (NA) — Argentine Tomás Etcheverry (7th) expressed his joy after defeating Chile's Alejandro Tabilo to reach the semifinals of the Argentina Open and spoke about the possibility of winning his first ATP title: "I work and strive for it to happen at some point."At the press conference, following the victory over Tabilo, Etcheverry highlighted that "I am in a good moment.""As time goes by, I feel better," learned the Argentine News Agency.Regarding his quarterfinal victory, where he managed to come back after a very difficult start, Etcheverry explained that "I tried to start again. I had to find solutions and I was mentally strong to find them.""All matches have their own things. It's already my fifth year on the tour, I have more experience" and he emphasized: "I always tried to give my best to get good results. It's good that the international event we have here, which is the only one, people come to see it."__IP__Finally, he analyzed what the keys could be for this Saturday's match against Cerúndolo: "My serve, being attentive to the chances I can have during the match to play those important moments well. He has many shots that can hurt me, we will talk with my team to see how to proceed tomorrow.""The previous one was very long, a battle. Each match is different and one has to live with one's own emotions to be ready," continued the native of La Plata.Regarding the fact of being only two matches away from winning his first ATP title, he said: "I have already been several times close to my first ATP title. I work and I strive for it to happen at some moment."On the other hand, he emphasized the fact that there are several Argentines in the final stages: "It is very good data. It is true that several stars fell out, so the draw opened up for us."Also, he surrendered to the support of the people: "In South America they like tennis a lot."
