Overview
- Juan Pablo Varillas advanced after taking the first set 6-4 when Brazil’s Pedro Sakamoto retired with a lumbar injury following 48 minutes.
- He will face Argentina’s Lautaro Midón, ranked No. 234, who defeated Stefan Palosi 6-3, 6-2.
- Varillas is No. 253 in the ATP rankings and the No. 5 seed, having opened his season by beating Gonzalo Villanueva 6-4, 6-3.
- He is defending the Buenos Aires Challenger title he won last year over Daniel Vallejo in straight sets.
- Peru’s Davis Cup squad is set as Ignacio Buse, Gonzalo Bueno, Varillas and Arklon Huertas del Pino for an away hard-court tie against a projected German team of Jan-Lennard Struff, Yannick Hanfmann, Tim Pütz and Kevin Krawietz.