dal granted Argenti Open wild card

Buenos Aires, Feb 2: Rafael dal has been granted a wild card to defend his Argenti Open title in Buenos Aires next week, organisers said on Monday. The 29-year-old Spaniard, who defeated Argentine Juan Moco in last year’s fil, will play his first match of the tourment on Wednesday or Thursday. dal, currently ranked fifth in the world, said he sought a place in the clay-court tourment after his first-round exit at the Australian Open last month. “I asked for this wild card after the bad result in Melbourne and I hope that Buenos Aires will once again be the start of a good run for me. I will try my best to make sure it is,” the 14-time Grand Slam winner said. The ATP 250 tourment will also boast world No.6 David Ferrer, No.9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and No.12 John Isner. dal’s next assignment after Buenos Aires will be the Rio Open starting on February 15. IANS