Andrea Pellegrino continued his surprising run at the Movistar Chile Open in Santiago, defeating Francisco Comesana 7-6, 6-7, 6-3 on Monday, securing a quarterfinal berth. The Italian, who entered the tournament through the qualifying rounds, overcame the Chilean in a nearly three-hour match, according to reports from Sky Sports and Sport.sky.it.
Pellegrino’s victory marks his first ATP quarterfinal appearance of his career. He previously defeated Alex Barrena in the first round. The win came under the watchful eye of Matteo Berrettini, according to Italian media reports.
The tournament is being broadcast live on Sky and streamed on NOW, with a busy Wednesday schedule featuring four Italians competing across Santiago and Acapulco. Luciano Darderi is also through to the quarterfinals in Santiago, having defeated Mariano Navone 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. The two Italians will face each other in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Elsewhere, Flavio Cobolli and Mattia Bellucci are competing at the ATP 500 event in Acapulco. Cobolli will face Tomas Svrcina of the Czech Republic, while Bellucci will play a rematch against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, whom he faced last year at the same tournament.
Sky Sports is offering extensive coverage of the tournaments, including Sky Sport Plus and Extra Match services, providing additional live streams from the courts and real-time rankings updates. The schedule for Wednesday includes matches from the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, featuring Medvedev vs. Wawrinka, as well as further rounds from both Santiago and Acapulco.
