BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Second-seeded Italian Fabio Fognini was eliminated from the Argentina Open by Spain’s Jaume Munar 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 on Wednesday in the round of 16.
Fognini’s compatriot, third-seeded Marco Cecchinato, had better luck and won his tie with Chile’s Christian Garin 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Cecchinato will play Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena in the quarterfinals. The Spaniard advanced after a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego.
In an all-Argentine game, Guido Pella beat Leonardo Mayer 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (5).
Pella will face Spain’s Munar in the next round of the clay court tournament.
No. 1 seed Dominic Thiem of Austria will play his first match in the Argentina Open on Thursday against Germany’s Maximilian Marterer.
This article was originally published by Espn.com. Read the original article here.