He tennis The Spaniard will have to wait to get his first medal in a few Paralympic Games. At least, until the attempts of the next few days. Martín de la Puente and Daniel Caverzaschi lost in a ‘thriller’ doubles semi-finals against the Japanese couple formed by Takuya Miki and Tokito Oda and they have to play the match for bronze.
They’ve had success one step away, ever since They went up 8-7 in the supertie-break in a match played in the great temple of Roland Garros, the Philippe Chatrier center court. However, the Japanese came back to win 5-7, 6-2 and 10-8.
In a match that lasted 2:12, the Spaniards won a very close first set, with both couples counting their serves. At least until, with 6-5 up, Caverzaschi and De la Puente created a break chance that they sealed with a point at the net.
Miki and Oda’s reactionHowever, it is immediate. The Japanese fought back 6-2 in the second set against the Spanish duo who had the worst minutes of the match. Everything is put in ‘supertie’. In it, Spain went 1-6 down, but then pulled out all the stops to turn the score around and make it 8-7. It was then that three consecutive points from the Japanese closed the match and gave them a place in the final.
This way, Caverzaschi and De la Puente will fight for the bronze medal against the French Frédéric Cattaneo and Stéphane Houdetfourth seeds in the tournament. They lost to British Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid, first favourites, 6-4 and 6-3. Before, De la Puente will face Hewett, first seed, this Thursday in the semifinals of the individual draw.
Source: La Verdad
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