Argentine tennis player Tomás Etcheverry today gained access to his first final in ATP tournaments, defeating his compatriot in one of the semifinals Sebastian Baez and settle in the definition of Sunday of the 250 championship that takes place in Santiago de Chile, with prizes for 718 thousand dollars.
In a commitment developed on one of the brick dust courts of the Catholic University in San Carlos de Apoquindo, Etcheverry (located in position 76 in the world ranking) beat Báez (35), by 7-5 and 6-3, after an hour and 38 minutes of play.
???@sebaabaez7 and @tometcheverry They are leaving us points like this in the first SF of Santiago ?
? @TennisTV | @chile_open
— ATP Tour in Spanish (@ATPTour_ES) March 4, 2023
In this way, the player from La Plata, who has already guaranteed himself to reach the 60th position in the international qualifier that will be broadcast this Monday, leveled the personal series that he maintains with the native of San Martín.
Now the string of matches between the two tennis players is even 3-3: Etcheverry won today in Santiago de Chile and had previously done so in the challengers of Pinamar and Naples, both in 2019. While Báez celebrated in the Challengers Buenos Aires and Río de Janeiro, also in 2019, in addition to a resounding 6-2 and 6-1 obtained in the initial round of the ATP in Lyon last year.
In the final on Sunday, Etcheverry will face the local Nicholas Jarrywho in the last turn of the day prevailed in the other semifinal against the Spanish Jaume Munar by 1-6 7-6 (7-4) and 6-1.
