Tabilo and Barrios win a medal: they are in the men’s doubles final at Santiago 2023

It was an exhausting day for Tomas Barrios in Santiago 2023 . He first had his singles duel, in which he beat Dominican Nick Hardt in three sets, to move into the round of 16. semi finals . Later, he had to pick up the racket again to take on another challenge, this time accompanied by Alexandre Tabilo. On the Court of the Tribunes, The national duo made it to the men’s doubles gold final, by beating the Costa Rican couple Jesse Flores (757th in the ATP doubles ranking) and Rodrigo Crespo (1,880th) in two partial sets of 6-1 and 6-3, in one hour and three minutes of play.

The first set was very favorable to the Chileans, because the work was quick. They won the set 6-1 in 29 minutes of play. Additionally, they recorded 77% first serves and 76% points won with first serve, while the Ticos barely reached 33%. The second set was a little tighter, but the domination of the game still came from the national rackets. The second set was 6-3 in 34 minutes.

In this way, he Team Chile wins a tennis medal. They will seek the gold medal before the The Brazilian couple Gustavo Heide and Marcelo Demoliner, who beat the Dominicans Nick Hardt and Roberto Cid 7-6 and 6-3. “Happy to win a medal, but we must take it calmly. “I’m happy with all the support,” Tabilo said after the match.

At prime time and with a large audience on the Central Court of the National Park Stadium. This is how one of the semi-finals of women’s doubles tennis at the Pan American Games, with the presence of the national duo composed of Alexa Guarachi (69th in the WTA doubles rankings) and Fernanda Labraña (398th). Unfortunately for Team Chile’s claims, They fell in two sets against Brazilians Luisa Stefani (14th) and Laura Pigossi (274th) in sets of 6-2 and 6-3, in one hour and 16 minutes.

This was a significant challenge for the Chilean representatives, due to the lineage of their opponents. The Brazilian pair won a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Additionally, Luisa Stefani won bronze in women’s doubles at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. On the other side of the network, Guarachi arrived at Santiago 2023 with the desire to repeat the success he achieved at the Olympic Games. the previous ones, in which he won gold in mixed doubles with Nicolás Jarry.

The first set started evenly, establishing a score of 2-2. However, the duo of Pigossi and Stefani began to show their hierarchy to get the period back on track. Brazil broke to lead 4-2. Ultimately, they won the first set 6-2 in 35 minutes. The Chileans were not as precise on the first serve, recording 54% in the opening set, compared to 76% for the Brazilians.

For the second set, the Chileans started well, taking a 3-2 lead. In addition, the atmosphere at the Ñuñoa stadium also lit up, supporting the national rackets before each point, becoming part of the match. Of course, in the sixth game, the Brazilians broke the score, making the score 3-3. This ended up tipping the scales in favor of Pigossi and Stefani, who turned the tables in the second set to win 6-3 in 41 minutes of play.

In this way, The couple Guarachi and Labraña will have to compete for the bronze medal against the Argentinians Lourdes Carle and Julia Riera , who fell in the other semi-final against Colombians María Fernanda Herazo and María Paulina Pérez by 6-7, 6-2 and 5-10. The match will take place this Saturday, scheduled for 10:30 a.m.