Joao Fonseca will return in action when the trial for the first round in Buenos Aires against Argentine’s own Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Diego Schwartzman begins his last event against Diego Schwartzman.
(8) Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Joao Fonseca
Fonseca advanced only one round to the Australian Open, but still did enough to be one of the helpful stars of the tournament. The 18-year-old Brazilian erased Andrey Rubleva in direct scenes, and then in five, Lorenzo Sonego fell to a possible quarterfinal. Fonseca, which dates back to the ATP finals in 2024, is 13-2 in its last 15 matches.
First for the world no. 44. Argentine Argentina is 4-4 this season with the second round of the performance in Adelaide and Melbourne. Although Etcheverry is a solid player in the whole court, the transfer to Clay should be able to start his 2025 campaign. This groan match could obviously go in both directions, but Etcheverry may have a slight advantage on the clay and at home.
Pick: Etcheverry in 3
(Toilet) Diego Schwartzman vs. (7) Nicolas Jarry
Schwartzman is retiring at this tournament, so Tuesday could mean the last match of his career. The 32-year-old can only be defined as an overachiever that reached the top in 8th place in the world and was the proud owner of the five quarterfinal performances of the Grand Slam-including one semifinal. Unfortunately for Schwartzman, the fall was fast and furious. 5’7 ”Argentina is 13-33 at the ATP level extending until the beginning of 2023 (0-8 last season) and will be in the ranking 386.
The good news for Schwartzman is that his upcoming opponent was also a late disaster. Since reaching the Rome Masters final last year in May, Jarra has been ordered a record of 5-15. Chilean 40. However, the place raised a few decent winnings in Brisbane and pushed Jannik Sinner on the Aussie Open on two Tiebreakers. In addition, Jarry is prospering on Hlinka and Golden Swing is generally the most advantageous period of the year. Schwartzman may be competitive, but in the end Jarry’s firepower should be too much for the favorite crowd.
Pick: Jarry in 3
