Three Brazilians secure semifinal places at the M15 in Maceió
Pedro Sakamoto, João Victor Loureiro and Kauã Gava won on Friday to claim three of the four semifinal places at the M15 in Maceió, on the Jaraguá Tênis Clube clay. Sakamoto, 33 and ranked 518th, beat Argentina's Dante Pagani 6/2, 6/1; the champion earns 15 ATP points and US$ 2,160.
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A semifinal do M15 de Maceió terá três brasileiros. Pedro Sakamoto, João Victor Loureiro e Kauã Gava venceram nesta sexta-feira, no saibro do Jaraguá Tênis Clube, e seguem vivos no torneio alagoano. Com os resultados, o país fica com três das quatro vagas da próxima fase.
Cabeça de chave 2, Sakamoto tem 33 anos e aparece no 518º lugar do ranking. Ele passou pelo argentino Dante Pagani, com parciais de 6/2 e 6/1, e agora persegue a 21ª final da carreira, que seria a quarta na temporada. O paulista soma sete títulos profissionais.
O próximo adversário é outro argentino. Lorenzo Gagliardo, 26 anos, ocupa o 833º lugar do ranking. Ele venceu Oscar Gutierrez por 7/6 e 6/1, com 7-3 no tie-break. Nascido no Rio Grande do Sul, Gutierrez defende a Espanha no circuito desde o ano passado.
Do outro lado da chave, Gava manteve o embalo que trouxe do quali. Ele superou o juvenil Leonardo Storck: 6/3 e 7/6, com 7-3 no desempate, em duelo nacional. Paranaense de 23 anos, ocupa a 1.657ª posição do ranking e busca a primeira final como profissional.
Quem também avançou foi Loureiro, 23 anos e 968º do ranking. Ele vinha de vitória sobre Paulo Saraiva nas oitavas e superou o argentino Tomas Farjat, cabeça de chave 7 e 797º colocado, vencendo por 6/3 e 6/2. Ainda persegue o primeiro título da carreira e tem um vice-campeonato no currículo.
A premiação também está definida: o campeão em Maceió leva 15 pontos na ATP e US$ 2.160, enquanto o vice fica com 8 pontos e US$ 1.272. Aos semifinalistas cabem 4 pontos e US$ 753.
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