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Diego Elías continues with his great participation in international competitions and thus, leaving the name of Peru on high. On this occasion, the athlete qualified for the round of 16 of the US Open Squash.
The national representative defeated the French Baptiste Masotti 3-0 (11-8, 11-8 and 12-10) in a close duel. Especially the third set was very close, however, the Peruvian athlete emerged victorious.
Now, Diego Elías will seek qualification for the quarterfinals. On this occasion, he will clash with Welshman Joel Makin who defeated Egyptian Fares Dessouky 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-2).
In social networks, users wished the athlete success and hoped that he would reach the final to win the US Open Squash title. “Keep it up”, “Proud of your talent” either “You leave Peru on high”were some of the comments by netizens.
Diego Elías and his classification in the world
It is important to mention that the national representative ranks fourth in the world with 12,555 points. First place goes to New Zealander Pablo Coll (17,925), followed by Egyptian Ali Farag (17,710) and third place to Mostafá Asal (15,020).
Source: Elcomercio
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