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IEB+ Argentina Open (Buenos Aires)
Diego Schwartzman isn’t ready to bid farewell to his hometown fans just yet. The 32-year-old Argentine, who plans to retire after this tournament, battled past seventh-seeded Chilean Nicolás Jarry in a thrilling first-round encounter, winning 7-6 (10), 4-6, 6-3 on Wednesday.
In other action on the Buenos Aires clay, top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany earned a straightforward 6-4, 6-4 victory over Dusan Lajovic of Serbia. Meanwhile, 18-year-old Brazilian João Fonseca stunned eighth-seeded Argentine Tomás Martín Etcheverry 6-3, 6-3, making Fonseca the third-youngest match winner in tournament history.
Several seeds fell on Wednesday: Chile’s fourth-seeded Alejandro Tabilo and Argentina’s sixth-seeded Sebastián Báez both exited early. However, fifth-seeded Francisco Cerúndolo of Argentina came out on top in a family affair, defeating his younger brother Juan Manuel 6-2, 6-3.
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Delray Beach Open (Florida, United States)
Third-seeded Alex Michelsen advanced to the quarterfinals of the hard-court tournament in Florida under unusual circumstances. The 20-year-old Californian dropped the first set 7-6 (8) to compatriot Michael Mmoh before Mmoh retired down 0-3 in the second set.
With the exception of one upset, the other seeded players took care of business. Fifth-seeded Marcos Giron defeated fellow American Ethan Quinn 6-3, 6-4, and seventh-seeded Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia advanced via walkover against Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka.
The lone seeded casualty was France’s Arthur Rinderknech (No. 9), who lost in straight sets to Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie 7-6 (9), 6-2.
Open 13 Provence (Marseille, France)
Hamad Medjedovic of Serbia pulled off one of the biggest surprises of the day, dispatching third-seeded Karen Khachanov of Russia 6-2, 6-3 to secure his spot in the quarterfinals of this indoor hard-court event.
Second-seeded Ugo Humbert kept the home crowd happy by avoiding an upset, outlasting Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik 7-6 (7), 6-4. Meanwhile, seventh-seeded Lorenzo Sonego of Italy advanced after France’s Luca Van Assche was forced to withdraw.
Up next for Medjedovic is Germany’s Daniel Altmaier, who moved on with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Finland’s Otto Virtanen.
