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The Peruvian tennis player showed a great level in his recent victory against Joao Sousa. With this result, Varillas entered the round of 16 and awaits his rival, who will come out of the winner of the key between Alex Molcan and Dominic Them.
He is at his best level! This Tuesday, February 14, John Paul Varillasthe first national racket, returned to achieve another great victory in the Argentina Open. On this occasion, the Peruvian tennis player beat the Portuguese in two sets João Sousaachieving their classification to the round of 16 of the popular Argentine contest.
Varillas needed 1 hour and 42 minutes of play to place his name in the second stage of the tournament, one of the most popular on the world circuit in South America. Our representative beat the Portuguese in two sets (6-2 and 7-5), in a match where he proved to be superior to his rival.
In the first set, the Peruvian showed a top-level game, leaving Souza with almost no options, who in 2016 came to occupy the 28th position in the ATP ranking. While in the second quarter, the process was a little more even, even reaching 4-5 down. However, the temper of the first national racket was present to get the last two points and the match.
It is necessary to mention that Juan Pablo Varillas reached the main draw of the Argentina Open after winning his two matches in the qualifying tournament, beating Thiago Agustín Tirante 2-0 and Federido Delbonis 2-0. With these results, the tennis player demonstrated the good level that he is currently going through.
Be careful, this is the second time that our representative has beaten the Portuguese Joao Sousa, whom he had already defeated in 2021 at the Santiago Open. On that occasion, he also won by two straight sets (6-4 and 6-1).
Now, Varillas will have to wait to meet his next rival, who will come out of the winner of the key between the Slovakian Alex Molcan and the Austrian Dominic Them. It should be noted that the Argentina Open is played on brick dust and distributes more than 600 thousand dollars in prizes.
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