With an Argentine among the best eight, the Auckland quarterfinals were confirmed

He Auckland ATP 250 It is in the definition stage. That is why the quarterfinals have already been confirmed, where the eight best tennis players of the competition meet. The added bonus is that there is an Argentine player there: Facundo Díaz Acosta (No. 78).
The 24-year-old native of Buenos Aires entered the main draw as Lucky Loser after the loss of Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. After that stroke of luck, he consecutively swept Cameron Norrie and recently to his compatriot Sebastian Baez.
In this way and For a ticket to the semifinals of the New Zealand tournament, Díaz Acosta will clash against a historic tennis player, former Top 10: Gael Monfils. The 38-year-old Frenchman only lost one set in the tournament and the only player to beat him at the start of 2025 was Novak Djokovic, in Brisbane.
The other duels that will take place due to the fight in one of the last two tournaments prior to the Australian Open will be: Jakub Mensik vs. Nuno Borges, Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Zizou Bergs and Alex Michelsen vs. Nishesh Basavareddy.
Of these eight remaining tennis players, only half have titles at the ATP level: the Argentine, the French, the Portuguese and the Spanish. Therefore, there is also a high probability that a new player will win his first trophy in this circuit.
AUCKLAND ATP 250 QUARTERFINALS:
Alex Michelsen vs. Nishesh Basavareddy (H2H: 1-0)
Gael Monfils vs. Facundo Díaz Acosta (H2H: 0-0)
Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Zizou Bergs (H2H: 0-0)
Jakub Mensik vs. Nuno Borges (H2H: 0-1)