‘We’re ready to fight, with grit and grind like any Argentine,’ said captain Guillermo Coria
Tennis
Two out of three Argentines into third round as Comesaña beats Humbert, but Báez falls to Griekspoor
Buenos Aires Open winner Díaz Acosta and newcomer Mariano Navone advanced, while Federico Coria and Nadia Podoroska were bounced
Argentine tennis stars saw plenty of action, with the highest number of players in the tournament since 2009
The Mar del Plata native battled over four hour to become the second Argentine to reach the third round at Wimbledon in their debut
Etcheverry is the only other Argentine through, after Báez, Navone and Podoroska were all ousted on the first round
Tennis’ oldest tournament returns and 14 players of the Legion will look to break an age-old curse
The two-week tournament was a perfect storm of skill and drama, ending with the most unlikely winner of all
The world number 27 was the last Argentine standing in the men’s singles tournament