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Cerundolo advances at Roland Garros as heat impacts Paris tournament

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • Francisco Cerundolo advanced to the second round of Roland Garros, joining other Argentine players who also secured victories.
  • Cerundolo defeated Botic van de Zandschulp in a four-set match, contributing to Argentina's current six representatives in the second round.
  • The article highlights the challenging heat in Paris, with some players struggling while others, like Carabelli, find it advantageous due to their experience playing in South America.

Argentine tennis player Francisco Cerundolo, now the top-ranked Argentine after Tomás Martín Etcheverry's elimination, has advanced to the second round of Roland Garros. He defeated the Netherlands' Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-4 in a match lasting over three and a half hours. Cerundolo's victory brings the number of Argentines in the second round to six.

He was joined by compatriots Mariano Navone and Camilo Ugo Carabelli, who also won their respective matches. Navone, ranked 38th, beat American Jenson Brooksby, while Carabelli, ranked 59th, defeated Emilio Nava. Both will face tough opponents in the next round: Navone against Czech Jakub Mensik and Carabelli against Russian Andrey Rublev.

We are used to it, we play in South America, I think it's much hotter there. I like it when it's hot, I like long matches, so I like the conditions, it suits me perfectly.

· Camilo Ugo CarabelliCamilo Ugo Carabelli commented on the hot weather conditions during the tournament.

The tournament is being played under intense heat, with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius, which is unusual for Paris in May. While some players, like Canadian Gabriel Diallo, have withdrawn due to heatstroke, others, like Carabelli, have embraced the conditions. "We are used to it, we play in South America, I think it's much hotter there. I like it when it's hot, I like long matches, so I like the conditions, it suits me perfectly," Carabelli stated.

Other Argentines, including Thiago Tirante, Marco Trungelliti, Solana Sierra, Facundo Díaz Acosta, Juan Manuel Cerundolo, Sebastián Baez, Román Andrés Burruchaga, and Francisco Comesaña, are scheduled to play their second-round matches. The article notes the close proximity of some of these matches, including a "fratricidal duel" between Baez and Burruchaga.

It will be a tough match, there will be a lot of running as I am used to.

· Mariano NavoneMariano Navone anticipated his next match against Czech Jakub Mensik.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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