:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/ZRROLF3EIBHMBEXLCLYPKLWVRA.png "Juan Pablo Varillas was hailed as a star after advancing to the Argentina Open semi-finals")
Jean Paul Varillas became the big surprise Argentina Opensince he entered the semi-finals after beating the Italian Lorenzo Musetti 6-4 by a brace, who is ranked 20th in the ATP Ranking. The 27-year-old Peruvian imposed himself as the surprise of the competition, since, despite his 101st place in the world, his nerves did not tremble against much more consolidated tennis players. Because of this, after his quarter-final victory, there was a surge in popularity when dozens of people, many of them children, approached him asking for photos and signing autographs.
Juan Pablo Varillas looking to get back into the Top 100 at the Argentine Open
The Peruvian tennis player has managed to enter the main draw of the ATP 250 tournament and will face the Portuguese Joao Souza for his passage in the round of 16 of the tournament in Buenos Aires.
Despite his popularity and being treated like a star, ‘In John the Baptist‘ He remains focused on the tournament and today he will have one of his toughest challenges when he faces Cameron Norrie, the world number 12, at 2:00 p.m. in Peru, in search of a pass for the final. The Briton knows what it’s like to play against the home crowd as he just beat the Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry (#83 in ATP) by partials of 5-7, 6-0 and 6-3.
If the Peruvian takes another victory, he will face the winner of the duel between the Spaniards in the final Carlos Alcaraz, second best in the world and favorite to win the title, and Bernabé Zapata (#71 at ATP). Remember that this is the first time that the man from Lima has reached the semi-finals of a competition ATP. The last Peruvian tennis player to reach this instance was Luis Horna at the Acapulco Open in 2008.
Juan Pablo Varillas qualified for the semi-finals of the Argentine Open: he beat Lorenzo Musetti
The Peruvian tennis player will face Britain’s Cameron Norrie for the bye to the final of the ATP 250 tournament
It should be noted that, with its performance in the Argentina Open, Jean Paul Varillas ensured its participation in the next ATP 500 Rio de Janeiro and in the main draw of the grand slam of Roland Garros. In addition, he is ranked 81st in the ATP Live rankings, meaning that at the end of the competition he will have moved up about 20 places. This figure could improve depending on their performances in the semi-finals and a hypothetical final.
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Juan Pablo Varillas advanced to the Argentina Open: he beat the Portuguese Joao Sousa
The Peruvian tennis player continues to add points in his quest to return to the top 100 of the ATP rankings and will face Austrian Dominic Thiem at ATP 250 in Buenos Aires.