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2024 Lyon Open Thursday Schedule and Preview featuring Bublik and Etcheverry
ATPWednesday, 22 May 2024 at 23:30
The
schedule for Thursday, May 23rd, of the ATP 250 Lyon Open has been unveiled. The
Lyon quarterfinals kick off with only two of the seeded players still in
contention in a tournament filled with surprises and several French players
among the protagonists.
Just a
few days before the start of the French Open, our preview looks ahead to the
quarterfinals at Lyon and the current situation of the players vying for the
title before Roland Garros.
Etcheverry reaches another quarterfinal on clay
The
Argentine's last year has been remarkable; 52 weeks ago, he was outside the top
80, and today, he is comfortably situated in the top 30, earning a seeding
position at Roland Garros.
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Etcheverry
(No. 29) was a surprise package a year ago when he reached the quarterfinals
and continues to demonstrate his strength on clay, reaching the quarterfinals
of a tournament for the fifth time in 2024, all on the same surface. His next
opponent is Dominik Koepfer (No. 67), who comes in with confidence sky-high
after defeating the first seed Ugo Humbert (No. 17).
Darderi faces local favourite Rinderknech
Later,
22-year-old Luciano Darderi (No. 47) faces local Arthur Rinderknech (No. 73).
The Italian with Argentine origins continues to notch up interesting victories
in his career, defeating Taro Daniel (No. 81) and the third seed Adrian
Mannarino (No. 22), both in straight sets. Just this month, he reached two Challenger
finals and had a commendable performance at the Rome Open (with wins over Denis
Shapovalov and Mariano Navone), only falling to eventual champion Alexander
Zverev.
Rinderknech,
on the other hand, had a poor record in the clay swing at 1-4, but this week,
he secured notable wins against Dan Evans and Frances Tiafoe, making him a
tough opponent for the Italian, especially with the support of the Lyon crowd.
Bublik seeks to overcome clay struggles
In the
noon session, the top seed still in contention, Alexander Bublik (No. 19),
faces Russian Pavel Kotov (No. 57). The talented Kazakh player has always
struggled on clay and has openly expressed his dislike for the surface, as he
did when he defeated Stan Wawrinka in the Rome Open a year ago: "I hate
clay. It’s the statement, guys—I hate this surface," he said.
Bublik has played 11 finals in his career (4 titles and 7 runner-ups), none of them on clay.
Despite
typically poor results on clay, he had a straightforward debut against
Aleksandar Vukic (No. 93). Bublik remains to be seen if he can overcome his
clay reservations to continue advancing, with a great chance to vie for the
title. His opponent Kotov reached the semifinals at the Marrakech Open a few
weeks ago but has not maintained the same level for the rest of the clay swing.
French Showdown as Gaston faces wildcard Mpetshi Perricard
The
final match of the day features qualifier Hugo Gaston (No. 104) and wildcard Giovanni
Mpetshi Perricard (No. 117). Two French surprises will close out the
quarterfinals in what promises to be a celebration for the local crowd,
guaranteeing a representative in the semifinals. Gaston has successively
defeated four South Americans, all clay specialists.
The
23-year-old defeated Argentinians Guido Andreozzi and Pedro Cachin in the
qualifying rounds, then defeated Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan (No. 105) and
another Argentine, 4th seed Francisco Cerundolo (No 23), in the main draw.
The
relative unknown is Mpetshi Perricard, winner of three challengers this year,
although all on hardcourts. At just 20 years old, he is making the transition
to the professional circuit and is in the quarterfinals of an ATP tournament
for the second time, following his performance at the European Open back in
October 2023. The young Frenchman defeated Lorenzo Sonego (No. 50) and then
benefited from a walkover to advance after the retirement of Yoshito Nishioka
(No. 72).
Court Central - 11:00
Dominik Koepfer (GER) – [6]Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG)
Followed
by:
Luciano Darderi (ITA) – Arthur Rinderknech (FRA)
Followed by:
Pavel
Kotov – [2] Alexander Bublik (KAZ)
Not before 5:30 pm.
[WC]
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) – [Q] Hugo Gaston
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