Madrid fell silent. The Argentinian Pedro Cachin (91st ATP) silenced the Caja Mágica after winning an exciting second set against Rafael Nadal himself (512th). After several missed opportunities, the man from Córdoba was left with a tiebreak Fantastic.
Is the surprise of the tournament coming? The charismatic albiceleste, who before the Madrid Masters 1000 had accumulated 15 defeats in a row, put the manacorí, former number one on the planet, in trouble with a definition of “crazy”, which had different passages and emotions.
On penalties, Cachin won 4-1, but the Balearic Islander, accustomed to not giving up, tied it seconds later at 5-5. However, after a serve by the 22-time Grand Slam champion, The Argentine converted an excellent winner, accompanied by a warm shout in celebration mode, to send the end of the match to the decisive set.
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It is worth mentioning that during the set, the 29-year-old native of Bell Ville had had a 4-1 lead (double break), but had to suffer until the end to stay with it with a total of 18 winners and nine errors. not forced.
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