A new challenge. John Paul Varillas returns to a grand slams. This time he faces Alexander Zverev (Germany) for the main draw of the australian open at the Margaret Court Arena. Against all odds, the Peruvian won the first set by 6-4. He managed to impose his aggressiveness and managed to fight his rival point by point, who was erratic on several occasions.
The second set was very different. Zverev won it 6-1. The German showed more willingness and won the first five games without any major setbacks, except in the fourth game in which ‘Juanpi’ showed a greater reaction. The Peruvian won the sixth game and again the European prevailed in the seventh.
In the third set, the number 13 in the world ranking began imposing his rhythm. He won the first two games with ease, but from the third game on, Varillas gained confidence, to the point that he won by 7-5when the two hours of play are already exceeded.
The fourth set was taken by Zverev for 7-6 (3), in more than three hours of play. The national team gained confidence and started better, but the German was gaining confidence, managing to force the fifth set. But in the last points he becomes more close. Let’s remember that these Grand Slam matches are played to the best of five sets.
For the fifth set, the score goes 4-5, in favor of the European, in four hours of play. Rods takes advantage of his serve to score points.
The national tennis player managed to advance in the tournament thanks to the modality of ‘lucky loser‘, a draw that is made in the big tournaments for athletes who have lost during the previous phase, but are among the best seeded. After the withdrawal of Marin Cilic Y Attila Balazsthe Peruvian managed to qualify despite losing to the Japanese Yosuke Watanuki in his previous match.
Now, the first national racket, ranked 103, will play against the German, who is currently ranked 13th in the ranking of the Association of Professional Tennis Players (ATP). The duel will be at dawn on Tuesday, January 17, not before 1 in the morning, depending on the time the previous matches end.
Likewise, the first round match will be broadcast on the channel ESPN via Star+ Latin America. Events take place at Melbourne Park, home of the 2023 Australian Open.
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This is the first international tournament in which the German tennis player will compete after the injury he suffered last year and which left him out of the courts for more than half a year.
During a press conference, a journalist asked him what he knew about the Peruvian tennis player, to which the German replied that he had seen him. “I’ve seen him play once against Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) in Paris, where he was leading by two sets to nil and then not much more. Frankly, I was off the tour,” he replied.
He also highlighted his rise in the world ranking, “I have seen that he climbed fast in the ranking last year and I think he has had good results on clay. However, that’s not the main thing for me right now. I am focused on getting in shape and seeing how I will arrive, each opponent is very important to me, ”he added.
John Paul Varillas not only has he achieved prestige by playing for the second time in a grand slamsfirst last year in the Roland Garros and now in the australian open. His participation has allowed him to rub shoulders with the best tennis players in the world as Rafael Nadal, andy murray Y Novak Djokovicas well as being much more competitive.
In addition to this, for getting to that instance. The organization of australian open guarantees tennis players who play in the first round 73 thousand dollars (278 thousand soles) an important income, since for each tournament in which they participate it is necessary that they have a travel bag that covers the different trips, medical expenses, food, workouts and more.
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