A family that lives in the Estadio neighborhood of Medellín, today there is no room for happiness because of the triumph of the child of the house.
Is about Juan Miguel Bolivar that at 12 years of age, he holds in his hands the trophy as runner-up of the International Junior Tennis Orange Bowl Championship, one of the most important and prestigious junior tennis tournaments in the world.
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The boy won 7 matches
«I was among the best two in this very good tournament, I felt playing very well, I was a bit tired, my opponent was a child who ran very well and was very solid, I think we played well », Juan Miguel recounted.
In Miami, 1,100 of the best male and female players under 12 and under 14 years old representing 70 countries gathered.
Juan Miguel made an excellent participation, won 7 matches, within the more than 250 athletes. In the last round, he came face to face with the Slovenian Svit Suljic who was awarded first place (6-3 6-0).
«As parents we are very proud, my wife and I and of course the whole family since this has been a process of many years, unfortunately there are no sponsors or anything, only with the support of family and friends, so, of course Those are the fruits of many years of dedication effort on the part of my wife as well, she stopped working to accompany him », His father, also an athlete Wilder Bolívar, told him full of happiness.
The boy who today proudly carried the Colombian flag in this important tournament, has been passionate about tennis since he was 4 years old, when he told his parents that although he likes other sports, his passion was tennis.
Given: Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 21, at 8:00 am, Alejandro Arcila, also from Medellín, will seek the title of the 14-year-old category, against the North American Darwin Blanch.
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