The national tennis player fell in the second round of the doubles, in a duel that was defined in the super tie break. The Chilean is still looking for the consistency she had last year.
Alexa Guarachi (25th) was unable to extend his fine participation in the WTA 1000 in Miami, where he reached the round of 16 in doubles, with the Chinese Xu Yifan (30th). The duo said goodbye in a close game against the fourth seeds, the Americans Cori Gauff (10th) and Caty McNally (13th), who won 6-7 (6), 7-6 (6) and 10-8.
The duel was defined by details. One of them, the service. There, the North American duo was much stronger and thanks to that, they were able to make a minimal difference. Also as they were slightly stronger on the return, which allowed them to resolve better at key moments.
The grocery store decisive game who defined the winning duo had Guarachi and Yifan up front early on. However, the players quickly recovered and from there they stayed ahead until the end, securing a very narrow victory.
Going through Miami leaves a slightly sweeter taste for the national tennis player, who this season she played with three different partners and did not have the great results of the previous season which even led her to play in the WTA Finals for the first time in her career.
Lama, eliminated in Pereira
Meanwhile, in the Pereira Challenger, Gonzalo Lama (254th) fell 7-6(6), 6-4 to Argentina’s Thiago Tirante (197th), on his tournament debut. The national tennis player couldn’t take advantage of the chances he had in the first set and then a solitary break in the second set was enough for the trans-Andean to win the match.
Next up for the Lion will be the Houston ATP 250 rankings.
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Source: Latercera
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