Advantage Argentina: Pella Claims Nishioka Win At ATP Cup
Guido Pella earned his first victory of the 2021 ATP Cup on Saturday, as he defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 7-6(4) to claim a 1-0 lead for Argentina in its Group D tie against Japan.
The 30-year-old won 11 of 15 net points and struck 24 winners to improve to 1-1 in this year’s tournament. Pella is unbeaten in two ATP Head2Head matches against Nishioka. The World No. 44 also beat the Japanese 6-3, 6-0 win at last year’s Generali Open in Kitzbühel.
[WATCH LIVE 1]Argentina and Japan are both attempting to finish Group D in second place. Both nations lost their opening ties of the tournament 2-1 to group winners Russia.
In the No. 1 singles match, Diego Schwartzman will attempt to clinch the tie when faces former World No. 4 Kei Nishikori. The 31-year-old Nishikori owns a 3-1 ATP Head2Head record against Schwartzman.