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Thiago Agustin Tirante vs Facundo Bagnis: ATP Rome – qualifiers

Two Argentinians will face each other in the first qualifying round of the ATP Rome.

Thiago Agustin Tirante Profile

Thiago Agustin Tirante is 103rd in the ATP rankings, and his career high is No. 90 in the world. The Argentinian is 14-10 for the season and 14-8 on clay surfaces.

Tirante is coming off a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 loss to Luciano Darderi in the first round of the Cagliari Challenger. The week before, he failed to qualify for the ATP Madrid, losing to Lucas Klein 6-3 in the second qualifying round.

Earlier this year, Tirante won the challenger in Mexico City and reached the final at the Punta del Este challenger.

This is the first time for Tirante to play in Rome.

Facundo Bagnis Profile

Facundo Bagnis is 119th in the ATP rankings, and his career high was No. 55 in the world. The Argentinian is 25-10 for the season and 24-8 on clay.

He reached the quarterfinals of the Aix en Provence Challenger last week but retired after losing the first set to Alejandro Tabilo.

Bagnis made it to the second round of the ATP Madrid, losing to Andrey Rublev after defeating Brandon Nakashima.

Bagnis won the Challenger in Buenos Aires and reached the finals at ATP Cordoba and the Challenger in Santiago.

Bagnis has played in Rome only in 2020, losing in the opening round.

Head-to-Head Bagnis leads 4-1

• Bagnis vs Tirante 7-5, 6-3 (2024 ATP Cordoba, qualifiers)
• Tirante vs Bagnis 6-2, 6-4 (2023 Brasilia Challenger, first round)
• Bagnis vs Tirante 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 (2022 Ambato Challenger, semifinal)
• Bagnis vs Tirante 6-1, 6-4 (2022 Buenos Aires Challenger, first round)
• Bagnis vs Tirante 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 (2021 ATP Cordoba, qualifiers)

Prediction and Conclusion

This is a match between two Argentinian players who know each other very well, and the stakes are high for two reasons. First, both of them barely have a chance to qualify for the main draw at the Masters tournaments, and they need these points to avoid the qualifiers for the upcoming Roland Garros. Bagnis is a way more experienced player, being 11 years older than Tirante, and has won 4 of the previous 5 matches between the two. He played very well in the last two weeks and will continue that form in Rome, winning this match today.