Hugo Russo and Gabriel Santos reach the semifinals in Pure Beach, Alagoas

The athletes from Sorocaba and Louveira have the best result of their careers

The athlete from Beach Sports Assessoria, who trains at the Juca Beach Tennis, in Sorocaba (SP), Hugo Russo and his partner Gabriel Santos, from Pinheirinho, in Vinhedo (SP), reached, on Friday evening, a place in the semifinal of Pure Beach, BT 400 Tournament held in Marechal Deodoro (AL), in the idyllic Praia do Frances.

Hugo Russo, world number 26, and his partner faced a double round. They first beat Augusto Oliveira and Murilo Valadares 6/4 6/2 and then beat Italy’s Federico Galeazzi and Brazil’s Vitor Gonzaga 2/6 6/4 13/11 after four match points. This is the greatest career achievement of both athletes.

“The cent of being in a semifinal of a tournament of this level is still sinking. We believe a lot in our potential, we know we can go far, but for us it’s new. I’m very happy not only for the semifinal “, but also for to have been a semi-final battle. It is a team spirit that we have proposed from the beginning and we are managing to put it into play with mastery,” stressed Hugo.

Isabella Garrido, also from the team, and her partner Raquel Iotte, eliminated seed 8, Joana Cortez and Germany’s Maraike Biglmaier, two former leaders, in the round of 16, by 4/6 7/5 10/5, but they fell in the quarterfinals to Rafaella Miiller and Venezuelan Patrícia Diaz 6/0 6/2.

Source: Terra

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