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·250·ClayDaniel Merida Aguilar defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-5, 6-4 — Croatia Open Umag 2026 R16.
Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Daniel Merida Aguilar: Daniel Merida Aguilar leads 1–0 across 1 recorded meeting.
Break-point volume decided it. Etcheverry, the No. 3 seed and the betting market's 61 percent favorite, converted his lone break chance, while ATP No. 82 Daniel Merida Aguilar manufactured seven, cashed three, and won 75 percent of second-serve points to the favorite's 38. That break, in game 6 of the opener for 4-2, was the only break point the underdog faced all match, and he answered by breaking back in game 7, again in game 11 for 6-5, and once more in game 1 of the second set. The upset sends Merida Aguilar into the quarterfinals at the Croatia Open Umag and ends the third seed's week in the round of 16.