He has a bright future ahead of him, says the Argentine after winning 2-1 in sets at the Royal Tennis Hall in Stockholm.
Last week, Tomás Martín Etcheverry knocked out both world number nine Alex de Minaur and Russian star Andrey Rublev before losing in the round of 16 at the Paris Masters.
Now the world No. 29 Argentine had to fight hard to reach the second round of the ATP tournament Stockholm Open.
Only after two and a half hours of play was he able to defeat 20-year-old Max Dahlin.
He is a fantastic young player, says Etcheverry, the fifth seed in Stockholm, in the victory interview.
Dahlin lost the first set 4-6 but raised his game in the second. After both players held serve until 6-6, the set was decided in a tiebreak, which Dahlin won 8-6 after saving a match point.
In the third set, however, the match turned when the Swede was down 3-4. The Argentine broke Dahlin’s serve and took a 5-3 lead. Etcheverry held on and, with a 6-3 win, took the match 2-1 in sets.
On Sunday, Elias Ymer lost to Argentina’s Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the first round.
Later this evening, the last Swedish player will enter the singles tournament. Leo Borg will face Briton Toby Samuel.
In the doubles tournament, Erik Grevelius and Adam Heinonen are through to the quarterfinals. The Swedes beat the fourth-seeded pair of Sadio Doumbia of France and David Pel of the Netherlands 2-1 in sets in the first round.
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