Juan Pablo Varillas defeats Tomás Barrios Vera at Lima Challenger

Juan Pablo Varillas defeated defending champion Tomás Barrios Vera 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the Challenger de Lima, advancing to the round of 16 at the Club Tennis Las Terrazas de Miraflores.

The Peruvian player dropped the opening set before mounting a comeback on the red clay of Miraflores to eliminate the defending champion and seal a spot in the round of 16.

“Estoy feliz. Es duro siempre jugar contra un amigo, pero bueno, se pudo sacar el partido adelante,” said Juan Pablo Varillas.

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Barrios Vera, ranked 191st in the ATP rankings, opened the match by securing a break in the fifth game to take a 3-2 lead and served out the opening set 6-4. Varillas, ranked 200th, responded in the second set by breaking serve in the second game and adding another break in the sixth game to level the match with a 6-3 scoreline.

The final set saw Barrios Vera jump out to a lead, putting the local favorite under pressure. Varillas answered with breaks in the fifth and seventh games to overturn the deficit and close out the match 6-4.

Juan Pablo Varillas defeats Tomás Barrios Vera at Lima Challenger
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“Yo trato de seguir jugando agresivo como lo hice casi todo el partido y trato de mantenerme tranquilo. Por último digo: ‘bueno, si me lo va a ganar, que me lo gane él y no por fallas mías’. Lo encaro así. Siempre lucho hasta el final. Eso es fundamental,” Varillas said.

The victory breaks a three-match losing streak for Varillas and shifts his head-to-head record against Barrios Vera to 3-2 in favor of the Peruvian.

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Varillas faces Argentina’s Genaro Alberto Olivieri in the next round of the clay-court tournament. Olivieri advanced by defeating Denmark’s Elmer Moller 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.

“Será un duro partido también con otro amigo del circuito, de muchos años. Nos conocemos desde que jugábamos futuros. Entonces, sí es un partido complicadísimo. Genaro viene jugando muy bien, viene una muy buena semana en Villa María y acá ganándole a un sembrado como es Moller. Pero nada, voy a tratar de dar lo mejor de mí,” Varillas said.

Juan Pablo Varillas defeats Tomás Barrios Vera at Lima Challenger
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The Lima Challenger runs through November 15 on clay courts at the Club Tennis Las Terrazas de Miraflores, offering 75 ATP ranking points to the winner.

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