Some time ago, at the ATP 250 Buenos Aires Open, many fans and netizens witnessed the retirement of Argentine player Schwartzman, who had reached the finals of the Masters and the semifinals of the Grand Slam. Since Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina and the Argentine players are also elite, many people think that they deserve to win the championship on their own soil, so that Schwartzman can walk away with peace of mind after leaving the field in tears. However, this ingenious design was ruined by a Brazilian player, Fonseca, who won the New Force Finals last season.

In the first round, he defeated Argentina's Echeverri, who had reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam, and gained a lot of self-confidence. After that, Fonseca was even more out of control, defeating Argentina's Coglia, Navone, Fernando Cerundolo and others to win the first tour title of his career. With five straight victories on tour, Fonseca is the natural new Brazilian number one.

The failure to win the final championship on the domestic tour made the Argentine player, who has always been at the top of South American men's tennis, questioned by many media and fans. In the face of such doubts, only a victory can silence the voices of fans and the media. In this context, last week, in the first round of the ATP 500 Rio de Janeiro Open, Argentina's Komesana did not dare to take it lightly, and he finally defeated his opponent in three sets, which calmed the accusations. Fonseca, on the other hand, may not have recovered from his excitement, and was defeated in straight sets by France's Miller in the first round and was eliminated with hatred. Meanwhile, the lucky loser, Argentina's Hugo Carabelli, shone at the ATP 500 event, reaching the semi-finals. His results have inspired more Argentine players to move forward. In the end, Argentina's Báez lifted the trophy in the Brazilian capital, erasing the humiliation of last week's defeat on home soil. It is worth mentioning that Báez is the same height as Schwartzman, and although he has not yet achieved a decent record in the Grand Slam and Masters, being able to defend his title at the ATP 500 Rio de Janeiro Open is enough to show that Báez is not an idle man.

However, the story is far from over, as this week, the ATP 250 Santiago Open, which is also being held on South American soil, has attracted a lot of Brazilian and Argentine players. Sure enough, in the first round, Argentina's Komesana faced Brazil's qualifier Alves across the net. In this match, although Alves played exceptionally well, forcing his opponent into a tie-break twice, he lost to Komesana due to mishandling of key points.

Although Brazil's Monteiro, who had reached the round of 16 of the Masters, defeated Argentina's Ju Cerundolo in the first round to save a little face for Brazilian men's tennis. However, in the second round, he was beaten in two sets by Argentine player Hugo Carabelli, who had just reached the semifinals of his first career tour, and stopped his progress. The other two players in the ATP 250 San Diego Open, Wilder and Hyde, were in the same room in the first round, and Hyde was beaten in the second round by Portugal's Faria, who had just reached the quarterfinals of his first career tour. It should be noted that in this match, Hyde also took the first set and failed to keep the victory to the end. In this way, the ATP 250 San Diego Open is no longer full of Brazilians, while Argentina has as many as five players. They have used their actions and facts to prove that the South American men's tennis world is still the world of Argentine players. In the process of writing this article, I received some support from Xiao Liu, a student from Harbin, and I would like to thank him.

A lot of times, the world of tennis is really just a teahouse. In this teahouse, there are many, many tea customers who have been here for a long time, and some of them have become quite famous. However, there are always fledgling tea drinkers who come here and look forward to tasting the sweet tea with their own efforts. And the author is just a small scholar in the corner of this teahouse who tells the stories of these tea customers in obscurity. I hope my article can bring some fresh information to all fans. Whether it's compliments or criticisms, maybe it's just to be able to get me far. That's it for today, and it continues tomorrow.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Yixin Jushi)