Gustavo Heide wins two tie-breaks and debuts with victory in Costa do Sauípe
Gustavo Heide beat Guido Iván Justo 7/6 (8-6) and 7/6 (7-4) in 3h16 to reach the round of 16 at the Costa do Sauípe Challenger 125. The Brazilian, ranked 113th, scored 91 points to the Argentine's 84 and moved ahead in the season head-to-head.
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O Challenger 125 de Costa do Sauípe abriu a semana na Bahia com vitória brasileira na chave principal. Nesta segunda-feira (2), Gustavo Heide, quinto cabeça de chave e 113º do ranking mundial, superou o argentino Guido Iván Justo, 182º do ranking, por 2 sets a 0, com 7/6 (8-6) e 7/6 (7-4) nas parciais, depois de 3h16.
A classificação para as oitavas de final veio com o triunfo no saibro baiano. A primeira parcial teve quebras dos dois lados e desempate: 8 a 6 para o brasileiro. A segunda repetiu o roteiro, com trocas de quebra e definição no tie-break, e Heide fechou em 7 a 4, confirmando a vitória em sets diretos.
No total, o brasileiro somou 91 pontos, contra 84 do argentino, com quatro aces, sete duplas faltas e quatro conversões em oito chances de quebra.
O resultado também desempatou o retrospecto da temporada entre os dois. Antes do duelo na Bahia, eles tinham se enfrentado duas vezes em 2026, uma vitória para cada um.
No qualificatório, três brasileiros garantiram lugar na chave principal. Leonardo Storck França superou o colombiano Miguel Tobón, cabeça de chave número seis da fase preliminar, por 6/4 e 6/2. O tenista havia iniciado a campanha no domingo, com duplo 6/3 sobre José Pereira, e fechou o quali com duas vitórias sem perder sets.
Rafael Tosetto também avançou. Ele bateu Paulo André Saraiva dos Santos, seu compatriota, por 6/4 e 6/3, depois de eliminar o marroquino Younes Lalami com duplo 6/2 na rodada inicial.
No duelo entre Luis Felipe Miguel e Eduardo Ribeiro, o primeiro levou a pior na abertura, perdendo o tie-break por 7/6 (7-1), mas deu a volta por cima: venceu por 6/4 e 6/3 as duas parciais seguintes e fechou em 2 sets a 1.
Três brasileiros ficaram pelo caminho na última rodada do quali. João Eduardo Schiessl caiu diante do colombiano Daniel Elahi Galán, com 6/4 e 7/6 (7-1); Wilson Leite perdeu para o argentino Santiago Rodríguez Taverna, com 7/5 e 6/4; e Mateus de Carvalho Cardoso Alves foi superado pelo austríaco Filip Misolic, com 6/1 e 7/6 (7-5).
No fim, dos seis brasileiros que disputaram a rodada final do qualificatório, três conseguiram vaga: Leonardo Storck França, Rafael Tosetto e Luis Felipe Miguel.
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