Sebastián Báez once again suffered defeat in Basel and accumulates a worrying record of falls

ByDavid Mitchell
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New defeat of Sebastian Baez. This time, the Argentine tennis player fell in the first round of the Basel ATP 500 facing Reilly Opelka 6-3 and 6-4 and said goodbye quickly to one of his last tournaments of the season. This fall, furthermore, continues to add to a worrying record for the Buenos Aires native who cannot find air on the circuit.

After becoming champion at the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro and having reached the finals of the ATP 250 in Santiago, Chile and Bucharest, the albiceleste’s season was not the same. dFrom the beginning of April to date, he has only obtained five victories (vs. Damir Dzuhmur, Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, David Goffin, Pablo Carreño Busta and Zinzhen Zhang) and fell in 17! opportunities.

To pass cleanly, Báez only added 215 points. In fact, his best ranking of the season was well behind. In January it reached No. 28 in the world while it is currently No. 44, just one place above No. 45, its worst position of the year. This position is the worst in the last two and a half years.

Looking to renew the sensations at the end of the year, the Argentine will travel to Paris. There he will compete in the Masters 1000 in the French capital and then go to Athens and compete in the ATP 250 in the Hellenic city. In the latter he will be one of the eight best seeds, with Novak Djokovic being the main attraction of the tournament.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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