The wink of destiny changed for Francisco Cerúndolo at the Paris Masters 1000

Between injuries and other issues, Francisco Cerúndolo (21st in the world ranking) He had been one place away from being seeded in the Paris Masters 1000.

and the lottery He did not forgive him, from that 17th place he went “into the bag” and was paired with none other than Jakub Mensik (19th and 16th favorite).

But this Saturday morning, the news that changed the course: finally the Czech will not be departure so the best South American now awaits a player from the qualy. There was no need for any further changes to the original table as Fran now occupies the 16th place in the key.

It should be remembered that they also entered directly Sebastián Báez (43°) and Camilo Ugo Carabelli (49°).

Báez, former number 18 on the planet, will seek to find good feelings again within the circuit and on a surface that has always been difficult for him. In his debut, he will face the British, former 8th ATP, Cameron Norrie (30th)who leads the head-to-head with Sebastián, winning the two games they previously played. If he advances, Carlos Alcaraz (1st) would wait for himnothing more and nothing less.

Finally, Ugo Carabelli. The 26-year-old albiceleste tennis player has no confirmed rival, since he will leave the classification. Alexander Zverev (3rd) also awaits in the second round.

On the other hand, two players are looking to score in the main Parisian draw, but the classification is disputed, such as Tomás Etcheverry (58th) and Francisco Comesaña (68th). Both tennis players, along with Cerúndolo, are part of Javier Frana’s squad for the Final 8 of the Davis Cup in November (vs. Germany).

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