Navone exceeded his debut in Madrid Open and has revenge with the “executioner” of the Argentines

ByDavid Mitchell
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Mariano Navone (85º of the world) advanced to the next round in Madrid Open, after winning 6-4 and 6-4 to the Frenchman Giovanni Perricard mpetshi (37º).

The Argentine knew how to neutralize his rival with shots that did not allow him to define the points with his volley, a specialty of Mpetshi Perricard due to its height (2.04 meters). The regularity of the native of July 9 was key to keep the duel: he scored only 10 undined errors against the 38 of his opponent.

At 24 years, Navone He got his third win at the level ATP In the category Masters 1000. Victory becomes even more important in the case of a season whose defeats surpassed the triumphs. Beyond a great comeback in Munich against Felix Auger-Aliassime, he arrived with 9-12 record and had had early falls in the previous tournaments.

To go in search of the round of 16 in the Madrid Openthe next opponent to win will be the North American Ben Shelton (13th), which comes from being a finalist in the ATP 500 from Munichwhere he fell with Alexander Zverev (2nd).

Perhaps the surface change brings a different result for Navone, which lost this year with Shelton in Indian Wells. In addition, the American adds an undefeated albiceleste tennis players: 9-0.

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David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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