The Catalan defeated Gombos 6-3, 6-4 and 7-5 and the Cantabrian defeated Juvan 6-4 and 6-4
The Madrid native lost to Soonwoo Kwon 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3 and the Valencian 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(3) to Christofer Eubanks
The Spanish Albert Ramosin the male circuit, and Cristina Buccain the women’s category, qualified this Tuesday for the second round of the United States Open, on a day in which Carlos Alcaraz, Garbiñe Muguruza and Paula Badosa also advanced and in which they said goodbye Ferdinand Verdasco Y Peter Martinez.
Albert Ramos, number 42 in the world ranking, won by 6-3, 6-4 and 7-5 to slovenian Norbert Gombos (n.114) and will meet in the next round with the Croatian Marin Cilic, fifteenth favorite and champion in New York in 2014. The Catalan joined Carlos Alcaraz, who triumphed over the Argentine Sebastián Báez and will now face him as well Argentine Federico Coria.
On the WTA circuit, Bucsa (n.118) achieved a great victory by a double 6-4 against the slovenian Kaj Juvan (n.68) and awaits the Japanese Naomi Osaka or the American Danielle Collins in the second round. It was a positive day for Spanish women’s tennis, which also saw the triumphs of Garbiñe Muguruza, against the Danish Clara Tauson, and Paula Badosa, against the Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko.
On the other hand, Fernando Verdasco, in his eighteenth participation in the US Open, surrendered to the South Korean Soonwoo Kwon by 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3 and 6-3. Verdasco, 38, entered the main draw as a lucky loser.
Nor could Pedro Martínez win, who lost to Christofer Eubanksnumber 145, by 7-5, 6-3 and 7-6(3).