Argentine tennis player Lautaro Midón lived one of the most emotional days of his career, as he beat Colombian Daniel Elahi Galán and advanced to the main draw of the Argentina Open. Midón, who is ranked 231st, won 6-4, 4-6, and 6-3 after 2 hours and 21 minutes of play. In this way, the 21-year-old Argentine will play in a main draw of an ATP tournament for the first time in his career. Midón, who had entered the Argentina Open qualifiers thanks to the wild card given by the organization, had come from defeating Brazilian Felipe Menigeni Alves in the first round with a double 6-2. After his emotional victory over Galán, Midón received the Charlie Gattiker Award, which, as detailed on the Argentina Open website, is “a distinction that highlights the effort, dedication, and skills both on and off the court.” On the other hand, Bolivian Hugo Dellien also secured his place in the main draw after a convincing 6-1 and 6-3 victory over Brazilian Thiago Monteiro. The other two qualifiers for the main draw were Italians Andrea Pellegrino and Francesco Passaro. The former beat Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild 7-6(9) and 6-1, while the latter defeated his compatriot Marco Cecchinato 5-7, 6-4, and 6-2, who reached the semifinals of Roland Garros in 2018 and also won the Argentina Open in 2019. Strong Argentine presence in the main draw Following Midón's victory, it was confirmed that there will be 12 national representatives in the Argentina Open. In addition to Midón, the others who will play in the main draw will be Francisco and Juan Manuel Cerúndolo, Sebastián Báez, Camilo Ugo Carabelli, Tomás Etcheverry, Mariano Navone, Francisco Comesaña, Facundo Díaz Acosta, Federico Coria, Román Andrés Burruchaga, and Alex Barrena. According to the Argentine News Agency, the top seed will be Francisco Cerúndolo, who will seek to take revenge for the defeats in the 2021 and 2022 finals against his compatriot Diego Schwartzman and Brazilian Joao Fonseca, respectively. The matches corresponding to the first round of the Argentina Open will begin to be played this Monday.
