Argentinian tennis player Román Burruchaga was eliminated in the first round of the Chile Open after an atypical match against Danish player Elmer Moller. Moller won 7-6 (4), 0-6, 6-4 after two and a half hours of play at the ATP 250 in Santiago. According to the Argentine News Agency, the result left a curious fact: the Argentine won more points than his rival throughout the match but still said goodbye to the tournament. In another match, Mariano Navone defeated Czech Vit Kopriva 3-6, 6-0, 3-1 after the European's retirement, and advanced to the second round, where he will face Paraguayan Daniel Vallejo or Italian Francesco Passaro. With a great victory as the only national representative in the recent Davis Cup date in South America, Thiago Tirante rallied against Ignacio Buse after losing the first set 6-2 and secured the win in two tie-breaks to face the winner between Chileans Alejandro Tabilo and Tomás Barrios Vera in the next round. Another Argentine who left empty-handed was Juan Manuel Cerúndolo, who had taken the first set but could not maintain his good level against the experienced Garín, who fed off the unconditional support of his crowd against one of the best players in Chilean tennis history, and lost the following two sets 6-3.
