After a great week where Tomas Barrios He left the fourth favorite, Felipe Meligeni Alves, the Argentine Mariano Novone and the Spanish Álvaro López on the road, he had to face Thiago Seyboth Wild, where the Brazilian became strong so as not to be carried away by the Chilean public and defeated the local in the semifinals of the Viña del Mar Challenger 6-3 and 6-4 in just over 1 hour and 40 minutes of play.
Garrapata, like the matches of the previous rounds, had to suffer more, although it did not run with the same luck. What’s more, the main difference that there was in this duel against Seyboth Wild is that the Chilean was not fine from the serve and only managed to win 55% of the points played with the first service. In this situation, Tomas Barrios He entered a disadvantage, something that his rival knew how to make the most of.
From the beginning of the first set, there were indications that the match for the man born in Chillán was not going to be easy, since in his first turn to serve he had to save two break points. Although he managed to hold his service in the following games, in the eighth, when the match was 4-3, the Brazilian took advantage of the opportunity that the Chilean gave him to go up 5-3 and only have to close the first set 6-3. , thanks to his aces.
For the second quarter the story was going to be the same since in the third game, Thiago Seyboth Wild nailed the first break chance to lead 2-1, but automatically Tomas Barrios He returned to parity to dream of a possible comeback, which never came. This is mainly due to his inefficiency in hitting the first serve, which his rival knew how to take advantage of to break him again in the ninth game and decree the final 6-4.
Upcoming Longa tournaments
After the defeat in the semifinals of the Viña del Mar Challenger, Tomas Barrios He is preparing to play the next tournaments where he is registered in the ATP calendar to continue his preparation to continue gaining experience and advance in the ranking to be able to play the most important competitions in the world.
In this sense, Longa will be present in the main draw of the Challenger México City category 125 that will take place between March 27 and April 1 on clay and will have the special participation of Thanasi Kokkinakis and Adrian Mannarino. Once his stay in said tournament is over, he will remain in the country to play the Challenger of San Luis Potosí, category 75, which is scheduled between April 3 and 9.
