On February 13, Beijing time, the 2022 ATP ushered in two tour matches, namely the ATP250 Argentina Open and the ATP250 Dallas Open. The ATP250 Argentine Open ushered in two men's singles semi-finals, Rudd vs Del Bois, and defending champion Schwartzman vs. Cerundoro.
In the quarter-finals, top seed Rudder defeated homegrown Federico Coria 6-3, 6-4, while Delbonis defeated Fognini 6-4, 6-4. The two met in this game, and in the end, Ruud eliminated homegrown player and No. 6 seed Delbonis 2-0 (6-3/ 6-3) to reach the men's singles final of the Tour for the ninth time in his career. It is worth mentioning that Rudd's 9 men's singles final trips are all ATP250 level events, and 8 of them are clay events.
Previously, No. 3 seed Sonego beat Vodashco 6-4, 7-6 (4) and his semi-final opponents will be between two local players Schwartzman and Cerendoro, a match that was suspended in the decider 1-1 due to rain. Schwartzman first played a 1/4 final make-up, won three consecutive sets in the decider at one point 4-5, and finally reversed the elimination of qualifiers and compatriot Selendolo 3-6,6-2,7-5, and then won three sets against The 3rd seed Sonego to win 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, and reached the Men's Singles Final of the Tour for the 13th time in his career.
So next, the ATP250 Argentina Open final is played against each other: Rudd vs Schwartzman.
At the ATP250 Dallas Open, the first semi-final was played between Opelka and Isner, and the match was very exciting. In the first set, Opelka won 9-7 after saving a set in seven sets. In the second set, the game had to be decided again by grabbing seven, and the result was a ups and downs, and Operka finally won 24-22 after saving 10 sets and missing seven match points, thus eliminating veteran Isner in two sets.
Notably, the 24-22 steal innings also set a record, the longest seven since the ATP Tour was created in 1990. Seven previous tournaments on the Tour ended 20-18 to reach the limit of seven innings, and today the two U.S. cannons joined forces to set a new record. Although only two sets were played, a total of 60 Aces balls appeared in the game, of which Operka blasted 39 Aces balls and Isner also had 21.
In another semi-final, Brooksby saved four match points to defeat Geelong 6-4, 6-7 (4)/7-6 (5) to reach the Tour final for the second time in his career. Next, Opelka will compete with Brooksby for the title of the station.