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Borges Upsets Etcheverry, Reaches First ATP 500 Quarter-Final

4/16/2026

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Nuno Borges defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3, 7-6 in the Barcelona Open Round of 16, earning his first ATP 500 quarter-final.
The match ended with an underarm serve on match point that drew boos, though commentators said it was legal.
Borges will face Serbia's Hamad Medjedovic in the quarter-finals, after Medjedovic upset third-seeded Alex de Minaur.
The win fuels Borges after a difficult start to the year.

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Nuno Borges defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3, 7-6 in the Barcelona Open Round of 16, earning his first ATP 500 quarter-final.
The match ended with an underarm serve on match point that drew boos, though commentators said it was legal.
Borges will face Serbia's Hamad Medjedovic in the quarter-finals, after Medjedovic upset third-seeded Alex de Minaur.
The win fuels Borges after a difficult start to the year.