Argentine tennis player Mariano Navone beat Chilean Barrios Vera 7-5, 6-3 after 1h47m of play in the final of the Challenger 100 in Poland. The world No. 240 claimed the first Challenger trophy of his career.
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Tomas Barrios Vera He is always present in every tournament, making noise and putting any rival in trouble. Last season he disputed the definitions of the Bahia and Poznan Challengerswhile he reached the semifinals of Conception. Later, it was difficult for him to maintain a regularity and he did not obtain resonant results. His 2023 began with a defeat in Noumeaending in Piracicabadrop in Conceptionrooms in Córdobapassed the qualy in Ríostumbles followed in the ATP and the CH of Santiagosemifinals in vineyard and second wheel in Mexico City. In Poland eliminated Houkes, Perricard, Blanch y Kolar to be a finalist.
As for the Argentine Mariano Navone, It came from being one of the surprises of this Challenger after reaching the final, managing to eliminate in the first round one of the favorites such as Federico Coria. Also in the subsequent rounds he would eliminate Kasnikowski, the Frenchman Guinard and Stodder.
Navone takes the lead in the first set
In the exciting final of the Challenger in Poland, Barrios Vera and Navone staged an intense first set that kept the spectators on edge point by point. Both players showed a high level of tennis and fought for every point with determination. The set began with a loss of serve by Barrios Vera, facing several break points against her. However, he managed to recover and force the score to a balanced 1-1. From that moment on, both players still failed to win their serves, bringing the score to a level 2-2, both without winning any of their serves.
The tension continued as the set wore on, with Navone gaining a crucial lead by breaking Barrios Vera’s serve and taking the lead 4-2. Despite Barrios Vera’s efforts to recover, Navone continued to press and closed the set in her favor with a final score of 7-5.
Navone dominates and takes the title
In the second set of the Polish Challenger final between Barrios Vera and Navone, the intensity continued as both players battled for the lead. From the start, every point was crucial to achieve victory. The set started with Navone taking the lead by breaking Barrios Vera’s serve. Despite the efforts of the losing player, Navone held his own and took the second game without giving up any points. Barrios Vera looked for a reaction, but again lost serve in the third game. However, she did not give up and fought point by point to win back the break and tie the set at 2-2.
The battle continued, with both players fighting for every point. Navone managed to stay ahead by earning another break in the fifth game, followed by a solid service game to pull out a 4-2 lead. Despite Barrios Vera’s best efforts, Navone continued to dominate and earned another break in the sixth game to move within just one point of taking the set. Although Barrios Vera fought valiantly, he could not avoid defeat in that game and Navone took the second set with a score of 6-3.
2023-06-24 14:11:00
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