Argentine tennis had the possibility of winning two gold medals at the close of the sport at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games, the first escaped because Lourdes Carlé lost and the second is in the hands of Facundo Díaz Acosta.
Díaz Acosta seeks the third gold for Argentina in the Pan American Games
With Davis Cup atmosphere, Facundo Díaz Acosta (109th in the world) seeks the third gold medal for Argentina in Santiago 2023 against Chilean Tomás Barrios (105th), in the first match between the two.
The first set was 6-3 for the Argentine: he saved a couple of break points in the first game, broke the Chilean for 3-1 and closed the set after recovering from 0-40.
Díaz Acosta, who already won bronze in the mixed doubles as a couple with Martina Capurro, will try to close a very good Pan American Games for Argentine tennis, which only has the gold medal left.
Lourdes Carlé was left at the door of the title in Santiago 2023
Carlé, who had already secured a place at the Paris Olympic Games with a place in the final, did not have the match he expected and fell to the Brazilian Laura Pigossi with sets of 6-2 and 6-3.
The Argentine tennis player, third seeded and 146th in the world, did not manage to feel comfortable throughout the match and was dominated by the number of the tournament, who needed one hour and 41 minutes to win the gold medal.
Pigossi, bronze medalist in doubles at the last Tokyo Olympics, took advantage of three of the nine opportunities to break serve, while Carlé could not get a single chance to try to keep his rival’s serve.
Carlé, 23 years old, leaves Santiago 2023 with two medals, because in addition to the silver medal in singles he added the bronze medal he won in the doubles with Julia Riera.
2023-10-29 22:19:00
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