Pucinelli beats La Serna in three sets to reach the Cali Challenger semi-finals
Matheus Pucinelli beat Juan Manuel La Serna 6/4 4/6 7/5 in 2h46 to reach the semi-finals of the Cali Challenger, where he could face Gustavo Heide.
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A semifinal do challenger 75 de Cali tem Matheus Pucinelli. O paulista de 25 anos, número 240 do ranking, bateu nesta sexta-feira o argentino Juan Manuel La Serna com parciais de 6/4, 4/6 e 7/5, depois de 2h46 de jogo nas quadras de saibro colombianas. O rival ocupa o 253º lugar.
O duelo durou quase três horas e repetiu um roteiro vivido duas temporadas atrás, quando o brasileiro também havia superado o mesmo rival argentino. Antes dele, Felipe Meligeni abriu a rodada desta sexta-feira com outra vitória em três sets e garantiu vaga entre os quatro melhores do torneio.
A campanha rende 10 pontos na ATP para Pucinelli, que aparece saltando para o 230º lugar. Um novo triunfo o levaria ao 209º posto, com possibilidade de retorno ao top 200 caso fique com o título. O paulista soma dois títulos e dois vices de challenger, tendo o 190º lugar como melhor ranking da carreira.
Existe a possibilidade de uma semi totalmente brasileira. Para isso, Gustavo Heide, também paulista e primeiro cabeça de chave, número 114 do mundo, precisa superar o argentino Santiago Taverna, 443º. No único confronto anterior entre os dois, em 2023, quem levou a melhor foi Pucinelli.
Na outra metade da chave, Felipe Meligeni espera para saber quem será seu adversário. Aos 28 anos e com o 396º posto na lista da ATP, ele encara o vencedor do confronto entre Valerio Aboian, da Argentina, e o colombiano Miguel Tobon.
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