Tennis’ oldest tournament returns and 14 players of the Legion will look to break an age-old curse
Tennis
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
The singles draw has just two Albiceleste representatives after defeats to Báez and Navone. Zeballos debuted with a win in doubles
Etcheverry and Navone made their way to the second round, while Coria, Burruchaga, Carlé and Podoroska are out
Báez and Cerúndolo won while Tirante, Cachín, and Riera were eliminated
Horacio Zeballos makes history by becoming fourth Argentine to reach tennis world number one
The Mar del Plata native made his way into the Madrid Masters 1000 semifinals, will lead the ATP doubles ranking on Monday
The Argentine tennis stars progressed to the round of 32 while Sebastián Báez, Federico Coria and Facundo Díaz Acosta were each bounced
Falling just a week from the Australian Open, the tournament struggled to attract top players and faced logistical difficulties