From Yzaga to Varillas, a review of the most important Peruvian tennis athletes | Tennis | DT Awards | Sport | RMMD DTCC | SPORT-TOTAL

Just a few months ago we were happy because Juan Pablo Varillas entered the main draw of Roland Garros, being the first Grand Slam of his career and the return of a Peruvian to a tournament of such magnitude after 14 years of absence after the participation of Lucho Horna at the US Open in 2008. Today Varillas has restored our enthusiasm in Peruvian tennis but before him others passed through the court and left the name of Peru at the top.

peruvian tennis player Paul Arraya He was one of the best in the 80s, reaching the elite of world tennis by being in the ranked 29th winning an ATP title in Bordeaux in 1984. He was also a finalist in four other tournaments and represented the country in the Davis Cup. Secondly, Iván Miranda won the silver medals in singles and gold in doubles at the Bolivarian Games that took place in Arequipa in 1997. The national was a regular Davis Cup player and reached his best ATP ranking at 104th place.

With eight titles in his professional career, Jaime Yzaga marked an entire generation of peruvian tennis. The national reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open in 1991 and the US Open 1994, beating Pete Sampras, then number 1 in the world and defending champion, in a historic match. Yzaga became 18th in the ATP ranking, being the best ranked Peruvian in the history of national tennis..

Secondly, Lucho Horna he made a name for himself internationally by participating in major tournaments in both singles and doubles. In 2008, Horna, together with Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas, were champions in doubles at Roland Garros, thus winning a Grand Slam title.. The Peruvian was the last of a great generation of national tennis where we had to wait years for another to emerge to take over.

In this context, the figure of John Paul Varillas, who little by little made his way into tennis betting on a sports career and following his dreams. The passage of time proved him right and ‘Juanpi’ climbed the ranking until he reached Top 100 a few months ago. Thanks to him, today the future of Peruvian tennis looks promising. In addition, we have new young promises like Gonzalo Bueno and Ignacio Buse that are already positioned among the best in Peru. Now in the DT Awards it is up to the readers to choose and vote for the best Peruvian tennis player of the last three decades in the DT Awards.