Rosario, February 4 (NA) – Luciano Ambrogi (424th) was eliminated by Italian Andrea Pellegrino (143rd) in the Round of 16 of the Rosario Challenger 125, held at the Jockey Club. According to Argentine News Agency, the Rosario native fell 6-1, 4-6 and 2-6 after more than two hours of play. Thus, the Italian advanced to the quarterfinals, where he will face the winner between Argentines Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (85th) and Juan Bautista Torres (353rd). Luciano Ambrogi had a very good performance at the start of the match, putting in great effort. His first break came in the first game, staying in the point and defending against a rival who hit with force very often, although he began to show that he was not going to have a good start to the match, with recurring errors. The Argentine prevailed in the counterattacks with the inverted forehand, which he adjusted very well to the lines, against a Pellegrino who started cold and began to show his discontent with the course of the set, with screams, gestures towards his team and looks of resignation. Ambrogi broke again to take a 3-0 lead and held his serve to extend the lead to 4-0, dominating all facets of the game against a static rival who did not run for the balls that were left far away due to his resignation. Some specific errors by the Argentine put Pellegrino back in the match, whose forehand started to work a bit better and he was able to break in the seventh game, earning some timid applause from the center court. In any case, in the next game, a double fault by the Italian gave the set to Ambrogi, 6-1. In the second set, Pellegrino regained his composure and changed his strategy, trying to make his rival run and with an early break. The Italian started to play more calmly and was able to take advantage of that break to win the set 6-4, with better feelings with the drive against a rival who started to make mistakes due to fatigue. The third set was marked by Ambrogi's injury, who in the second game began to feel pain in his lower back and required massages. Although he showed heart by not giving up and continuing to play until the end, the Argentine could no longer run and conceded two breaks that gave the match to the Italian. Valerio Aboian continues to surprise and is in the quarterfinals Argentine tennis player Valerio Aboian (526th) continues his triumphant run and reached the quarterfinals of the Rosario Challenger, to whose main draw he entered as a lucky loser. The 23-year-old player, on this occasion, defeated the Spanish Nikolas Sánchez Izquierdo (279th) 7-5 and 6-4. IP Having entered the main draw due to the withdrawal of his compatriot Mariano Navone (75th), Aboian continues to take the opportunity, as he has already risen 65 places in the live ranking and will play against Taiwanese Chun Hsin Tseng (122nd) for a place in the semifinals.
