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Last Argentine standing Etcheverry into French Open quarter-finals

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Tomas Martin Etcheverry reached the quarter-finals at the French Open, becoming the last Argentine player in the tournament after countryman Francisco Cerundolo fell in an epic five-set battle against sixth seed Holger Rune.The 23-year-old Etcheverry overcame an injured Yoshihito Nishioka from Japan, 7-6(8) 6-0 6-1 on Court Suzanne Lengle to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-finals.

Along with Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia, they keep South American hopes alive at Roland Garros."I can't believe it. I'm very grateful to everyone.

I know there are a lot of Argentinians here and I want to thank them for the support they gave me. You don't know how much I appreciate it.

This is for you," Etcheverry said after the match. The Argentine, ranked 49 in the world, had won only one match at a Grand Slam prior to the French Open, in the Australian Open last January.

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