Juan Pablo Varillas Makes Impressive Debut at ATP 250 in Gstaad After Rival Disqualification

A simple and at the same time curious debut was made by Juan Pablo Varillas at the ATP 250 in Gstaad in Switzerland. Minutes before jumping onto the clay, the Peruvian found out about the change of rival: the Swede Mikael Ymer (51st) was disqualified by the Association of Professional Tennis Players (ATP) and will not be able to compete for 18 months for not attending three anti-doping controls . For this reason, the Finnish Otto Virtanen (132 °) took over as ‘lucky loser’ (lucky loser, he had fallen in the final of the ‘qualy’).

In any case, Varillas had no problem defeating Virtanen 6-2, 6-3 in one hour and nine minutes, with four break points in favor and without creating a break against. In this way, he discounted 20 of the 57 points that he defends in Gstaad, since last year he reached the quarterfinals, where he lost to Dominic Thiem. In fact, it is the tournament of this tour on clay where he defends the most points.

His next rival, on Wednesday, will be the Argentine Facundo Bagnis (136th), coming from the ‘qualy’ and who beat Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech (82nd) ​​in the first round 6-2, 2-6 and 6 -3. In history, the advantage is 4-2 for the Peruvian. The latest precedent is positive for Varillas: he beat him in the final and was proclaimed champion of the Challenger in Sao Leopoldo (Brazil) in November of last year.

At the moment, Varillas – who began the week in the 66th position – is located 72nd in the live ranking. If he beats Bagnis, he could move up to four spots and make good part of the points defense. The Peruvian’s next stop will be the ATP 500 in Hamburg (Germany), starting on Monday, July 24. He will then play the ATP 250 in Kitzbuhel in Austria, where he defends 20 points, and the Masters 1000 in Toronto (Canada) only if he enters the main draw (for now, he is alternate # 20).

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