Bertrand will be looking for SF doubles players at the RD Open hosted by the Ministry of Tourism this Thursday

Santo Domingo.- Dominican Peter Beltran Next to the United States Tennyson Whiting They will compete this Thursday for a spot in the doubles semifinals. RD Open 2024organized by the Ministry of Tourism, will be held next Saturday, August 17, at the Santo Domingo Tennis Club (La Bocha).

The duo’s opponents will be American players Hildebrand and Lawson, who they will face in the final round at the MITUR Stadium to end the day’s competition.

To reach the quarterfinals, Bertrand and Whiting defeated Ryan Segman and Patrick Trak, currently ranked No. 88 in the doubles world and the fourth favorites in the tournament, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 10-7 on Tuesday.

Tickets are sold at Uepa Tickets for 800 pesos per person. The ticket is valid for all rounds at the three stadiums where the match is held.

result

On Tuesday, second favorite Camilo Hugo Carabelli of Argentina faced Roberto Cid of the Dominican Republic in the first round, but did not appear in his match against Renzo Olivo due to illness, allowing his compatriot to advance to the quarterfinals. Andres Andrade of Ecuador defeated Juan Carlos Prado of Bolivia 6-4, 6-4.

Likewise, third-seeded Bosnian Damir Dzumhur defeated Kazakhstan’s Dmitry Popko 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals, as did fifth-seeded Taiwanese Chun-Hsin Zeng, who defeated Argentina’s Juan Pablo Fikovic in straight sets 6-1, 6-2.

In doubles, the Indian pair of Balaji and the Brazilian pair of Lomboli easily defeated the team of Popko and Carabelli, while the Bolivian pair of Boris Arias and Federico Zeballos defeated the Uruguayan pair of Carew and the Argentine pair of Mena 4-6, 7-5, 11-9.

Contest

The 2024 RD Open is an ATP Challenger 125 event featuring the top 100 international athletes in the world in doubles and singles.

The Santo Domingo Challenger distributed $164,000 in prize money to participants and awarded 125 points to the doubles and singles champions.

The eighth edition of the Santo Domingo Challenger is supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Banreservas, Arla Foods, Casa Brugal, Radisson Hotel Santo Domingo, Café Santo Domingo, Universal de Seguros, Shell Dominican Republic, Claro, X1000 Motor, Gatorade, Ekatex, Ilusound, Lincer Tennis Academy, Plutus Capital, HiFi Electrodomesticos, RH Mejía, Ten Major Tournaments and Promo Umbrella.

All tournament information is available on the Instagram account @rdopentennis.