Porto Alegre gaucho Pedro Dietrich faced Rio Tennis' own Pedro Dietrich in the men's final of the South American Australian Open Junior Series at the Rio Tennis Academy in Rio de Janeiro. Quiabano Leonardo Cigüeña, 6/4 5/7 6/4 in a battle that lasted more than three hours.
Both athletes are teammates on the Brazilian national team, where they were champions of the South American Championships in Lima, Peru, in August, and will defend the country at the world under-16 championship, the junior Davis Cup, in Antalya in November. Turkey itself.
List Denise Dietrich from Brazil, at 16 years old, will play her first Grand Slam tournament: “It is very good, a great tournament, I have never been to Australia, it will be a new experience, I have never played in In a tournament of this size, the The final is very difficult, many ups and downs, but I managed to stand out, Leo played a lot, it was very even, he and I were able to win. Being positive in the service games, putting pressure on him in the service games, everything worked out in the end and I was able to break it,” Gaucho said: “My first time in tennis in Rio I already expected it to be a great academy. “Better than I expected, very good fields, very good infrastructure, great to play here.”
Leo Stork, who saved three match points in the final, left after the final with his head held high: “It was a very difficult match, Pedro is my teammate, I already expected the match to be very difficult and I left. He broke in the first set, but lowered the intensity a little and closed the stretch. In a very positive week I was able to control the situation better, I played better matches, I beat more difficult opponents and I came out at the highest level, with my head held high.
Former top 20 player in the world and one of the best tennis players in Brazilian history, currently a member of Tennis Australia and one of the world organizers, André Cha, from Minas Gerais, headlined the third edition of the event. Rio Tennis: “It's been a super positive week domestically with the Brazilians winning, but it's fantastic to have the Tennis Australia brand in such an important region like South America, a traditional hotbed of tennis. We had. The representations from all the countries on the continent can be even better and we will have this partnership with COSAT, CBT and the Rio Tennis Academy to hold this event here.
The Rio Tennis Academy has a partnership with Banco BRB, ENGIE, Kallas, INNI, Joma and Granado.
The Rio Tennis Academy is located in Rio de Janeiro, in Lorenzeiras, and is one of the most modern tennis academies in Brazil, with nine courts (six clay and three hard), with complete infrastructure (performance, physio and health ) of the PFW System. ) and accommodation for athletes.
