Diego schwartzman, top favorite of the tournament, will debut in this edition of the Argentina Open, against the Slovak Lukas Klein, a rival that comes from the qualifying phase.
The nicknamed Small, current world number 9, was runner-up in the ATP 250 porteño in 2019, while in 2020 it reached the semifinals.
Tonight, not before 8 p.m. Schwartzman will try to have a successful debut on the court Guillermo Vilas of Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, in a match valid for the second round.
Opposite will be Klein, who occupies the Market Stall 291 at ranking ATP and he comes from beating his compatriot Andrej Martin in the first round.
If you pass this round, Schwartzman will collide in the quarterfinals with the winner of the duel previously played by the Spanish Jaume munar (106 °) and the American Frances Tiafoe (62 °).
It will also have action Francisco Cerúndolo (137 °), who after overcoming the classification, eliminated in the first round Frederick Coria.
After the clash between the Spanish Pablo Andújar (57°) and the Italian Gianluca Mager (101°), the Buenos Aires tennis player will face a complicated duel against the French Benot paire, third seed in the tournament and 29 in the world.