In male and mixed pairs and in Paradesport, the representatives of Brazil have shown evolution and competitiveness.
Brazilian athletes had a prominent participation in the Grand Smash in Singapore 2025, one of the most important tournaments of the world tennis circuit. In male and mixed pairs and in Paradesport, the representatives of Brazil have shown evolution and competitiveness.
In the category of mixed couples, Hugo Calderano and Bruna Takahashi debuted with a convincing victory on the owners of houses, Pangs Koen and Zeng Jian, winning 3 sets at 1 (9/11, 11/8, 14/12 and 11/11) . However, in the round of 16, the Brazilian partnership found difficulty against the Japanese Miwa Harimoto and Sora Matsushima, being defeated by 3 sets out of 1 (11/9, 7/11, 11/5 and 11/5), giving us to us to tournament.
In the male double, Vitor Ishiy and Guilherme Teodoro obtained a place in the round of 16 by exceeding Taehyun Kim (South Korea) and Mudit Dani (India) with 3 sets at 0 (12/10, 11/6 and 11/10). Now the duo faces the French Esteban Dorr and Florian Bourrassaud in the next phase.
Another good news for Brazil arrived with Leonardo Iizuka, who played alongside Australian Hwan Bae and was also advanced to the round of 16. The duo beat Brian Afanador (Puerto Rico) and Aditya Sareen (Australia) of 3 sets on 1 (12/10, 11/8, 12/14 and 11/7). In the next round, the Swedes Kristian Karlsson and Mattias Falck, who lived opponents and favorites of the title will have to face.
In Paradesport, Lethícia Lacerda also represented Brazil with great performances. The wallpaper, which was consolidated among the best in the world, has made a solid campaign in couples and continues to look for a place on the podium. His participation strengthens the growing presence of Brazil in the international scenario of Paralympic table tennis, and the simple one was in the top 4, overcome in the semifinal by the Thai Kanlaya Chaiwut-Kriabklang, 3 sets at 1.
Source: Terra
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