Argentina Open, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ATP 250

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DATE: 13-19 February, 2017
SURFACE: Clay
PRIZE MONEY: $546,680 US
FIELD SIZE: 28
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Dominic Thiem

Seeds:

1. NISHIKORI, Kei
2. CUEVAS, Pablo
3. FERRER, David
4. CARRENO BUSTA, Pablo
5. RAMOS-VINOLAS, Albert
6. SOUSA, Joao
7. FOGNINI, Fabio
8. LORENZI, Paolo

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The Tournament:



The Players:

Kei Nishikori heads the field at Buenos Aires. Solid clay courters joining Nishikori include Pablo Cuevas and David Ferrer. Defending champion Dominic Thiem doesn't return to defend his title, electing to play the Rotterdam event.



About Buenos Aires

It's easy to sell Buenos Aires on its major charms: beautiful 19th C. architecture, wide boulevards...Paris and Madrid with a South American spin; to swoon over the Tango, and the frankly very beautiful inhabitants. It has a quaint cafe life, and an historic football rivalry (Boca v. River.) But Buenos Aires has a very modern side, too. Palermo is the center of vibrant film and fashion communities. And then there's the Bomba del Tiempo, a weekly Monday night drum festival in an old warehouse that offers not much more than a cold beer, a hard floor to stand on - and a transcendental musical experience. For all of its Old World elegance, BA also has a lot of 21st C. flair that is all its own.

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I expect Carreno Busta to do well, if Cuevas still has his clay game intact they´ll make an interesting semi. The winner gets Nishikori if he is not surprised by some grinder of his half. A lot of them around that can get a big scalp early on the clay season.
 

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Look at Tommy Robredo there in the draw!
 

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Kei let Memphis down to play BA, lets' see if he was right to chose South Am
 

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Results from the Buenos Aires Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday

Federico Delbonis (Argentina) beat Stephane Robert (France) 6-3 6-1
Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) beat Gastao Elias (Portugal) 4-6 6-4 6-4
 

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Robredo beat Fognini. Hmmm. Didn't see it.
 

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Results from the Buenos Aires Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday

Guido Andreozzi (Argentina) beat Renzo Olivo (Argentina) 2-6 6-4 6-4
Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) beat Jozef Kovalik (Slovakia) 6-4 6-4
Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) beat Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) 6-3 6-3
Alessandro Giannessi (Italy) beat Rogerio Dutra Silva (Brazil) 5-7 7-6(6) 6-4
Tommy Robredo (Spain) beat 7-Fabio Fognini (Italy) 6-4 6-3
5-Albert Ramos (Spain) beat Guido Pella (Argentina) 6-7(8) 6-4 7-6(6)
 

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Results from the Buenos Aires Open Men's Singles matches on Wednesday

Round 2
6-Joao Sousa (Portugal) beat Federico Delbonis (Argentina) 7-5 6-3
5-Albert Ramos (Spain) beat Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 1-0 (Mayer retired)
4-Pablo Carreno (Spain) beat Alessandro Giannessi (Italy) 6-1 4-6 6-4
Round 1
Gerald Melzer (Austria) beat 8-Paolo Lorenzi (Italy) 6-3 6-3
Thiago Monteiro (Brazil) beat Victor Estrella (Dominican Republic) 6-2 6-1
 
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Second quality opponent beaten by Monteiro (Robredo), I was expecting a slump but he is fortunately proving me wrong. Now he gets Berlocq, a tough grinder who took out Ferrer.
 
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Results from the Buenos Aires Open Men's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Friday

Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) beat Thiago Monteiro (Brazil) 3-6 6-2 6-3
Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) beat Gerald Melzer (Austria) 7-5 6-4
4-Pablo Carreno (Spain) beat 5-Albert Ramos (Spain) 6-3 4-6 6-4
1-Kei Nishikori (Japan) beat 6-Joao Sousa (Portugal) 6-1 6-4
 
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Semi Final Results

1-Kei Nishikori (Japan) beat Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) 4-6 6-4 6-3



Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) beat 4-Pablo Carreno (Spain) 7-5 6-2

 

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Kei Nishikori (1) v Alexandr Dolgopolov

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