White sport is in mourning after the death of one of the main exponents in the country
Rosa María Reyes, better known as “Pajarita”, died this Thursday at the age of 84 due to a lung problem.
The world of tennis and Mexican sports are in mourning in memory of one of the best national athletes in white sports.
“Pajarita” was part of a historic generation of Mexican tennis players in which Yolanda Ramírez, Rafael Osuna and Joaquín Loyo Mayo stand out, among others. She, He achieved historic feats such as the doubles championship at Roland Garros in 1958 with his partner Yolanda.
Together, they reached two other finals in Paris in which they won the silver medal and if that were not enough, Reyes reached another final in mixed doubles with Marcelo Lara in 1974.
He Mexican Olympic Committee (COM) reported the death of Rosa María, mourning the loss of the Olympic medalist in the Mexico Olympic Games 1968.
“One of the legends of Mexican tennis, Rosa María ‘Pajarita’ Reyes, died at the age of 84 due to health problems. She established herself as one of the best in the world; among her achievements, They highlight having been an Olympic medalist in Mexico 68 (exhibition tennis), Pan-American medalist in Mexico 55 and Chicago 59, as well as a double finalist in the Roland Garros Tournament of 1957 and 1959,” published the COM.
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2024-01-05 19:31:00
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