Nicolas Aguilera
Roman Andres Burruchaga makes a winning ATP Tour debut Tuesday in Cordoba.
By ATP Staff
Argentine qualifier Roman Andres Burruchaga made a dream ATP Tour debut Tuesday in Cordoba, defeating his country's flag bearer Diego Schwartzman in a tight three-setter.
Burruchaga squandered three match points when serving for the win in the final game but took advantage of a litany of rally-ball unforced errors from Schwartzman to secure the 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 win at his fourth attempt.
"I'm really happy with my victory here in Cordoba," Burruchaga said. "It was a tough match against a great player like Diego. I was a little bit nervous at the end of the match but fortunately I won."
The 22-year-old is at a career-high No. 170 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings after last week reaching the semi-finals of the Punta del Este Challenger in Uruguay.
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Special night for Roman Andres Burruchaga as he defeats Schwartzman 6-1 4-6 6-4 👏@CordobaOpen| #CórdobaOpen pic.twitter.com/Ab4W1Fh8sD
Earlier Tuesday fellow Argentine Federico Coria upset fifth-seeded German Daniel Altmaeir 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 to extended his Lexus ATP Head2Head series lead over the World No. 52 to 2-0.
Seventh-seeded German Yannick Hanfmann had a happier outing Tuesday, rallying from a set and 1-4 down to defeat Peru's Juan Pablo Varillas, fresh off Davis Cup duty in Chile, 5-7, 7-6(1), 6-1. Varillas paid the price for putting just 45 per cent of first serves into play, according to Infosys ATP Stats.
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