Etcheverry falls to ATP Tour sensation, out of the Madrid Open | OneFootball

After playing a great tournament, Tomás Etcheverry was eliminated from the Madrid Open. One of Argentina’s top tennis players lost to one of the ATP Tour’s breakout stars, Arthur Fils, 6-3, 6-4, adding another round-of-16 defeat in a Masters 1000 event.

The La Plata native put together two very good sets, but the Frenchman’s strong form and confidence in the key moments proved decisive in gaining the edge he needed and sealing the win. In the opening set, he needed just one break after being very solid on serve and taking the lead.

Later, Fils broke Etcheverry’s serve in the very first game of the set and that made the difference. However, despite a shaky spell midway through the set, when he trailed 0-40 against the Argentine and faced a triple break point, he managed to escape unscathed and hold onto the lead.

With the player from La Plata now eliminated, the good news this Madrid Open brought him is the solid number of points he picked up. Starting with the next ranking update, he will be firmly in the Top 30 and could climb as many as two to four spots; if he moves past the No. 27 barrier, he would reach a career-high ranking.

Etcheverry’s next challenge on the ATP calendar will be the Rome Masters 1000, which begins next week, on Wednesday, May 6. There, he will be one of the seeded players in the men’s draw and will try to get past the round of 16, a stage that has recently proven very difficult for the La Plata native in the highest-level tournaments.

As for Arthur Fils, the Frenchman keeps growing in the 2026 season. After going through a tough stretch of injuries, he returned to the Top 30 and is now live No. 22 in the rankings. He is also unbeaten on clay (8-0) and is coming off a title at the Barcelona Open.

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