PUNTA DEL ESTE/STARNBERG, January 27, 2024
Thiago Agustin Tirante, ranked World No. 118, became the highest-seeded player left in the singles draw of the Punta del Este Open after defeating the Bolivian Murkel Dellien 6-3, 6-0, and securing a spot in the tournament’s semi-finals held at the Cantegril Country Club.
Tirante will next face fellow Argentine Roman Andres Burruchaga. In one of the most thrilling matches of the tournament, Burruchaga defeated the fifth-seeded Brazilian Thiago Monteiro 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(6). The match lasted three hours and 16 minutes, making it the longest of the week.
In another quarterfinal match, the Italian former World No. 16, Marco Cecchinato, triumphed over Moldovan Radu Albot 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Cecchinato’s opponent in the semifinals will be his compatriot Gianluca Mager, who defeated Argentine Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-3, 6-2. Mager, a former World No. 62, entered the main draw after going through the qualifying and now advances to the last four of the largest ATP Challenger Tour tournament in the history of the city of Maldonado, Uruguay.
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FRIDAY RESULTS
SINGLES – QUARTERFINALS
Thiago Tirante (Argentina, 4) d Murkel Dellien (Bolivia) 63 60
Román Burruchaga (Argentina) d Thiago Monteiro (Brazil, 5) 63 57 76(6)
Marco Cecchinato (Italy) d Radu Albot (Moldova) 46 62 63
Gianluca Mager (Italy) d Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (Argentina) 63 62
DOULBES – SEMIFINALS
Guido Andreozzi/Guillermo Duran (Argentina, 2) d Mariano Kestelboim/Camilo Ugo Carabelli (Argentina) 76(6) 64
Murkel Dellien /Federico Gómez (Bolivia/Argentina, 4) d Jakob Schnaitter /Mark Wallner (Germany) 64 64
