This Tuesday, Nuno Borges secured passage to the second round of the tournament in Auckland, New Zealand, after beating Tomás Martín Etcheverry. The Portuguese tennis player, 46th in the ATP rankings, beat the Argentine (61st) in three matches — 7-5, 3-6 and 7-6 (7-2) —, in a match that lasted two hours and 30 minutes. The national number 1 will now face the North American Elito Spizzirri (89th in the world), who he has faced in the past — he beat Nuno Borges, in 2025, in Athens. «In these types of slippery conditions we cannot feel very well. Today, I don't think I managed to play my best tennis, but I did well tie-breakI did a lot of good things at that time. I hope it’s a boost of confidence for the next game,” said the tennis player from Maia.