Juan Pablo Varillas spoke after his triumph in the Davis Cup: “It was very difficult for me to enter the match”

Juan Pablo Varillas took Peru’s first victory against Bolivia for the World Group I Playoffs of the Davis Cup 2022, in the Lawn Tennis of the Exhibition. The national tennis player (116 ATP) beat Murkel Dellien (516 ATP) 2-0 and after the duel, he acknowledged that it cost him the first few minutes.

“It wasn’t a good start, it was very difficult for me to get into the game, play my game, but when I found it I didn’t let go. I tried to keep the line there, and little by little the nerves dissipated. The injury is little by little, I felt better these days. Fortunately, the game was not that long, I took advantage of what I had to prevent it from being so exhausting “declared the Peruvian athlete for the official networks of the Davis Cup.

In the second turn, Hugo Dellien collided with Conner Huertas del Pino. The Bolivian number one brought out his game and won the first set convincingly 6-1. However, the Peruvian reacted in the second round and tried to deal with the moves of his rival.

Although Conner woke up and was able to shorten the distance to dream of a third set, some mistakes took their toll and Hugo Dellien ended up taking the point 6-1, 6-4, after an hour and 21 minutes of play. For now, Peru and Bolivia draw 1-1.

When will Peru and Bolivia meet again?

The second day of the series will start this Saturday at 1:00 pm with the doubles match between Gonzalo Bueno and Sergio Galdós against Federico Zeballos and Borís Arias. After that, the most attractive duel of the tie will take place: Juan Pablo Varillas against Hugo Dellien. And in case a fifth game is needed, Conner Huertas del Pino will face Murkel Dellien.