Excited about him triumph over Portugal in the Davis and the moment of Ignacio Buse On the ATP circuit, Peruvian tennis is experiencing a breath of fresh air, which revives the memory of our country in the World Group and Luis Horna’s rackets against Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, among other memorable matches for millennials. But what is our reality? In terms of infrastructure, the present indicates that this sport was left out in the improvement of its facilities in the Lima 2019 Pan American Games, so today it is expected that tennis will benefit – in Lima 2027 – with investment to convert the Campo de Marte headquarters into a CAR for the development and high competition of the country’s next tennis players or to have an additional headquarters in the Pan American Village, with -at least- 10 courts.
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Peruvian tennis is going through a period of sustained growth with a solid base of players for the future. “In seniors, we are experiencing an interesting moment. We reached the Davis Cup Qualifiers for the second consecutive year and, in D
“Amas, we have returned to Group I of America of the Billie Jean King Cup. These achievements reflect the consolidation of a project that involves top-level professionals such as Luis Horna, Laura Arraya, Duilio Beretta, among others, which seeks the continuous improvement of our tennis players.”confesses Mario Monroy, president of the Peruvian Sports Tennis Federation (FPDT), after the recent international results of the Blanquirroja.
The present of Peruvian tennis
Along the way, the national circuit has grown a lot with more than 80 tournaments in all categories and the organization of two ATP Challengers in Lima each year, but the situation is clear: you have to go abroad to have competition and, above all, experience at the highest level. ‘Lucho’ Horna, for example, lived in a 4X4 room with Nalbandian in Argentina, before becoming among the 33 best players in the world, in what was the golden era of South American tennis.
In that sense, Buse’s progress in Europe is a success apart from his potential: ‘Nacho’ is based in Barcelona, a city where you only have to take a train to travel around Spain like other neighboring countries, to gain contact with tournaments and score points in the ranking: this year, the national tennis player has participated in 17 tournaments on the ‘Old Continent’.
Gonzalo Bueno, on the other hand, has opted for Argentina. The Peruvian worked until three weeks ago with Patricio Reynoso for about two years and is now defining his team for the last stretch of the year, as well as the calendar for the following season. The context is clear: we have the image of two tennis players, each 21 years old, who seek their international projection to climb the ranking and, especially, grow as athletes. If you want to be a professional tennis player, you have to leave Peru, there is no other way. That is the only way to know how to measure yourself before the world.
“Buse is complete, he knows how to play deep, on the net, on hard courts, I think he goes up like a rocket. Well, for his part, he is a very good player, it was extraordinary how he beat the 52nd in the world. What’s more, from the backfield, he has a lot of resources, but he is still working on being an attacking player.”adds former national tennis player Pablo Arraya about the present of our best rackets.
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The future of national tennis
In the words of its president, the Federation has made a 180-degree turn under the leadership of Duilio Beretta, understanding that distributing rackets is valuable, focusing on identifying talent and accompanying it comprehensively through the area of development and high competition. “We have a program called +Tenis Perú that seeks to bring tennis to more children and young people in the country. However, presenting massification as the only answer to the challenges of tennis is a simplistic and demagogic vision. Just as Ignacio and Gonzalo were progressively introduced into the team, the same will happen with the youth players when they are ready,” says Mario.
The objective is clear: a demanding internal competition is intended so that, before those who decide to go abroad, tennis players can take a step without entering an unknown universe.
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In the series with Portugal, Peru called Buse, Bueno, Juan Pablo Varillas – who has returned to play a Challenger in Argentina – and Alexander Merino, but behind – as sparring partners – were Nicolás Baena (17-138 in the Junior category), Alexandro Rubini (17-373 in Junior), Ricardo Ramos (17), Diego Gómez (17) and Fabio Zavalaga (17), who appear as the Peruvian future in sport. “It remains to be seen if they are going to play professionally or go to a university in the United States,” confesses Yeltsin Ramírez, journalist for Tenis Peruano.
“Today we have around 15 players who receive direct financial support from the Federation, in addition to what some receive individually from the IPD through the Athlete Support Program (PAD). But beyond the subsidy, the objective is to give them an environment of technical, physical, mental, nutritional and psychological advice. As a Federation, we are clear that there is no single path to reach the top of tennis. Our role is not to impose a route, but Provide young people with the necessary tools so they can decide. For some, that path will be to opt for a professional career on the ATP or WTA circuit, but others will take advantage of the excellent university scholarship system in the United States.which combines academic training with level competence”considers Mario Monroy.
Or, as Luis Hornada would say: “We are neither the best in victory nor the worst in defeat”. The present and future of Peruvian tennis is more than interesting, let’s see where it will evolve. In the meantime, let’s enjoy the national achievements in the last Davis Cup. There is illusion.
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