Heide confirms and Brazil will have three semi-finalists at the Cali challenger
Gustavo Heide is the third Brazilian confirmed in the semi-finals of the Cali challenger 75 on Colombian clay, joining Felipe Meligeni and Matheus Pucinelli. The 24-year-old seed and world No. 114 beat Argentina's Santiago Taverna 6/3 6/4 in 1h28 and meets Pucinelli on Saturday at around 14h30 Brasilia time.
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Cali (Colômbia) – Gustavo Heide é o terceiro brasileiro confirmado nas semifinais do challenger 75 de Cali, disputado no saibro colombiano. Ele se junta a Felipe Meligeni e Matheus Pucinelli, que já tinham garantido vaga no início da rodada.
Cabeça de chave principal e 114º do ranking, Heide tem 24 anos e superou o argentino Santiago Taverna, 443º colocado, com 6/3 e 6/4, em 1 hora e 28 minutos. É a terceira vitória dele em quatro confrontos com o rival.
Dos quatro títulos de challenger que soma na carreira, dois vieram nesta temporada: Campinas e Poznan. Agora o paulista persegue a quinta final do ano.
O adversário será Matheus Pucinelli, 240º do ranking, que passou pelo também argentino Juan Manuel La Serna com 6/4, 4/6 e 7/5. No sábado, por volta de 14h30 de Brasília, os dois se enfrentam, e o único antecedente terminou com vitória de Heide em 2023, em Bogotá.
Mais cedo, às 13h, a outra semifinal opõe Meligeni, 396º e classificado pelo quali, a Valerio Aboian, argentino, 340º. O único encontro anterior ocorreu em Quito, neste ano, com vitória brasileira. Foi Meligeni quem avançou, ao passar por Carlos Zarate, da Argentina, com 6/2, 3/6 e 7/5.
No ranking projetado, Heide mantém a posição atual, com chance de subir ao 110º lugar se chegar à final e ao 105º em caso de título. Pucinelli ganha 10 colocações e pode alcançar o 209º com mais uma vitória, voltando ao top 200 se for campeão. Meligeni recupera 49 posições e chega ao 347º; pode ser o 316º como finalista e retorna ao top 300 caso vença o torneio.
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