“He is very aggressive” and “he can reach the top 50”: the view of Argentine journalism on Juan Pablo Varillas

Cameron Norrie, current 12 of the ATP ended the dream of 32 million Peruvians: he beat John Paul Varillas by 6-7 and 4-6 in the semifinals of the Argentina Open. But it was not all defeat: he left a good impression thanks to his victories in the previous stages against Dominic Thiem and Lorenzo Musetti. And he paralyzed the always soccer-playing Peruvian midfielder, who normally screams a goal more than an ace.

Juan Pablo Varillas fought for one hour and 53 minutes against the British Norrie; However, this time he did not reach him and ended up falling to number 12 in the ATP ranking.

Hours later, Carlos Alcaraz beat Cameron Norrie in straight sets 6-3, 7-5, taking the title at the Argentina Open.

Was it a great tournament for Varillas, who is playing in Brazil today? “I saw the Argentina Open on the court, and I loved the Peruvian Varillas. I saw all of his games, he played great games and I saw him with a lot of personality. He started the tournament from less to more, he had a lot of drive and rose from adversity. It was a party for me to see him play,” said the Argentine journalist. Manuel Fanizza, from the ESPN network.

Damián Rico, also from ESPN, has a similar look: “It seems to me that the success of Varillas can be based on the serve, which was very fine. He practically did not break his serve in these games and he was very solid in that aspect. Also in key points, because if you look at his games they weren’t that long. So, he always knew how to resolve moments of tension. If I’m not mistaken, Juan Pablo is 100 in the world (N. de R. The Peruvian is 81 in the ATP) and Norrie is 12, it seems to me that the defeat happened more because of that, a ranking issue. In any case, it seems to me that he had a spectacular week and we hope that he will continue to be successful”.

Fanizza finishes off, in a prognosis that excites: “Varillas is very aggressive and is in a great moment, hopefully he can keep it, because Peru needs him, I think he is good and needs more financial support to play more tournaments in the region, but he has material to reach the top 50 ″.

Iván Tricarico, from the site ubitennis.esExplain: “Well, the truth is that Juan Pablo Varillas had a great tournament here in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the victory against Dominic Thiem (6-4, 6-4) was surprising, beyond the fact that the Austrian has not been having a great time moment, since he had been returning from a long inactivity due to a wrist injury and he is not the same player who has beaten Rafa Nadal on clay and also won the US Open. Then, he beat Lorenzo Musetti (6-4, 6-4) in straight sets, who has a great future and is ranked among the 20 best in the world, who, although on clay, has not achieved his best results, he He is a fast court player. Regardless of the adverse result against Cameron Norrie, I think it is the path he should follow, he is a player with a great future. If he continues on this path he will achieve great things ”.

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