- 4 . ▁Franco ▁and ▁Mario ▁Mer c ado ▁also ▁reached ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁of ▁I RT ▁Dou bles ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁US ▁Open , ▁losing ▁to ▁J ake ▁B red en beck ▁and ▁Jose ▁Dia z , ▁ 1 5 - 1 3 , ▁ 1 0 - 1 5 , ▁ 1 1 - 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁didn ' t ▁go ▁further ▁than ▁the ▁qu arters ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 - 1 7 ▁I RT ▁season , ▁but ▁non eth eless ▁Franco ▁finished ▁ 8 th ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁- ▁one ▁place ▁higher ▁than ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁season ▁before , ▁and ▁a ▁personal ▁best . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Franco ▁won ▁Men ' s ▁Singles ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Boliv arian ▁Games ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mart a , ▁Colombia ▁by ▁defe ating ▁Boliv ian ▁Carlos ▁K eller ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s , ▁ 1 5 - 1 4 , ▁ 1 1 - 1 5 , ▁ 1 1 - 4 , ▁and ▁Boliv ian ▁Con rr ado ▁Mos cos o , ▁ 1 5 - 1 1 , ▁ 1 5 - 1 3 , ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁The ▁win ▁was ▁his ▁ 1 st ▁international ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁singles , ▁and ▁Franco ’ s ▁performance ▁helped ▁Colombia ▁get ▁bronze ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁event . ▁ ▁Franco ▁followed ▁up ▁that ▁international ▁victory ▁with ▁a ▁win ▁on ▁the ▁International