Argentine tennis player Tomás Etcheverry reached the round of 16 in Rio de Janeiro and the quarterfinals in Santiago de Chile, which was his best result during the tour, although he was ultimately eliminated by Francisco Cerundolo. Meanwhile, Jakub Mensik began the year reaching the quarterfinals in the ATP 250 tournaments in Australia and New Zealand, as well as reaching the third round at the Australian Open, where he defeated Norwegian Casper Ruud, the world’s sixth-best player.
On the other hand, Mariano Navone will also face a tough tennis challenge against young American Learner Tien, 19 years old and ranked 68th in the world. Navone managed to qualify for the main draw of the Australian Open from the qualifying rounds, reaching the round of 16 and earning points that placed him within the Top 100, as well as reaching the quarterfinals in the ATP 500 in Acapulco, Mexico, achieving his best ranking to date.
In the women's circuit, Argentine tennis player Lourdes Carlé achieved an important victory over Australian Daria Saville at the WTA Masters 1000 in Indian Wells, qualifying for the main draw of a Masters 1000 for the first time in her career. On the other hand, Argentine tennis players Tomás Etcheverry and Mariano Navone will make their debut at the ATP Masters 1000 in Indian Wells, with Etcheverry facing young Czech Jakub Mensik, ranked 57th in the world and considered one of the promising talents in tennis.
During her participation in Indian Wells, Carlé demonstrated great performance in her game, managing to advance to the next stage of the tournament. Despite experiencing a slight drop in the ranking after some less favorable results, Carlé continues to show her quality and potential on the women's circuit.
