Colombia’s No. 4 racket in the ATP ranking was not taken into account by the department of Tolima for the XXII Eje Cafetero 2023 National Sports Games
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The tennis tournament XXII National Sports Games Eje Cafetero 2023will not have on its list of competitors one of the most outstanding rackets this year, the Tolim native Johan Rodriguez. The one born in Melgar requests in the most cordial manner the Tolima Tennis League and Indeportes Tolima, to reveal the reasons why he was not taken into account for these tournaments, being in optimal physical condition and fully available to defend the colors. red wine and gold.
Johan Rodríguez in the current season is one of the Colombian tennis players with finals in tournaments that count towards the ATP ranking, by achieving it in the M25 Mosquera, Cundinamarca (Colombia) and the M15 of Morelia (Mexico); In addition, he reached the semifinals of the M15 Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador) and achieved his first victory in the main draw of an ATP Challenger Tour Circuit tournament. These results have him currently ranked No. 645 in the ATP ranking, being the fourth national racket in this ranking, and surpassed only by Daniel Galán, Nicolás Mejía and Adria Soriano.
Thanks to his location in the world classification, Rodríguez, who was registered for the Eje Cafetero 2023 National Games, but was not taken into account in the final list, was going to be the second candidate for the gold medalonly behind the Valle del Cauca Nicolás Mejía, who will be the top favorite to climb to the top of the podium in these competitions, where the departments will have their best exponents, such as Bogotá with Cristián Rodríguez, Juan Sebastián Gómez and Nicolás Buitrago, Antioquia with Sergio Luis Hernández, just to name a few.
Last October, Johan became the first tennis player from Tolima to win a professional tournament and scoring for the ATP ranking, he did so in the doubles modality at the M15 Morelia (Mexico), where he established himself alongside Colombian Juan Sebastián Gómez, after beating Venezuelans Brandon Pérez and Ricardo Rodríguez 6-6 in the final. 2 and 6-3, athletes who ultimately represented their country at the XIX Pan American Games Santiago de Chile 2023.
“I have all the sporting merits to represent my department in the National Games, which is why I am surprised by the decision not to be taken into account. I would like to know the reasons and, by the way, wish the best to the rest of the Tolima tennis players and athletes in general,” said Johan, who was excited to take part for the first time in his career in the most important sporting events in the National territory.
The Tolima men’s tennis team will be made up of Juan Diego Álzate, Felipe Ramírez, Maicol Beltrán and Andrés Saavedra; Meanwhile, the women’s team will be made up of Carol Mora, María Camila Romero and Danna Calderón.
Johan Rodríguez has the support of Colsanitas, Sheffy, Yonex, SPI, Titanium, Mentis School and Team Match Tenis.
Tolima’s punishment of Johan Rodríguez for winning the region’s first professional title
Francisco Vargas
Journalist specialized in tennis with 8 years of experience in the different ATP and WTA circuits. Voice Over at international events.
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2023-11-07 17:07:47
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