Overview

• He beat France’s Hugo Grenier 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-2 after trailing by a set and 0-4 and saving a match point at 5-6 in the second set.
• A heated exchange followed Gómez’s second-set celebration, and the chair umpire stepped down to defuse tensions between the players.
• Gómez said he reacted to insults from Grenier’s box and punctuated his comments with, “Primero me enfoqué en ganar y segundo, Francia.”
• He was the only Argentine to advance from qualifying into the 128-player US Open main draw.
• The Merlo native is 28 and ranked No. 206 on the ATP list, while Grenier came in ranked No. 188, and this season Gómez also reached the Roland Garros second round.