The Argentine tennis player Mariano Navone He took a big leap in his professional career this year. In a period of two months, the one born on July 9 reached two finals and a semifinal at the ATP level that allowed him to place among the best 50 players in the world.
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To reaffirm this great Navone present, located in the 41st place in the world rankingobtained this Wednesday his first victory in the main draw of a Masters 1000, something that means a before and after in his career. In the first round in Madrid, he won by 7-5 and 6-2 against the Australian Alexei Popyrin (46th).
Thanks to this result, he was assured of climbing more places in the world ranking, since he virtually appears in step 36. In the next round, he will face the Danish Holger Rune (12th), whom he has never met on the circuit.
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The action of the Argentines in the Madrid Masters 1000
This Wednesday the Argentines Facundo Bagnis (136th) and Facundo Díaz Acosta (47th) will debut in the first round of the tournament. The man from Santa Fe, who comes from qualifying, will face the American Brandon Nakashima, while the man from Buenos Aires will face the Canadian Denis Shapovalov.