:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/5YZFJPAPSJCXBFCIRWZ675TGVI.jpg "Juan Pablo Varillas qualified for the semi-finals of the Argentine Open: he beat Lorenzo Musetti")
Peruvian tennis player Jean Paul Varillas beat italian Lorenzo Musetti in the quarter-finals of Argentina Open of Buenos Aires and qualified for the semi-finals of the APT 250 tournament.
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.
Varillas (101st in the ATP rankings) kicked off the Argentine Open after beating Mussetti (20th) with a 6-4 brace in 1h47 of play.
The 27-year-old Peruvian will seek his pass for the final of the tournament against British tennis player Cameron Norrie (12th in the ATP ranking). They will meet for the first time on the circuit.
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 the ATP 250 in Buenos Aires.
In the duel against Musseti, he imposed his game against the favorite and specialist in brick dust. He won 77% of the points and scored two decisive breaks on the main court at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club.
Juan Pablo Varillas marked a new milestone in Peruvian tennis after returning to the semi-finals in an ATP tournament since 2008 when Luis Horna reached that instance at ATP Acapulco 2008.
Juan Pablo Varillas and at the Argentina Open
Jean Paul Varillas He started his participation in the ATP 250 in Buenos Aires from the qualifying rounds. In the first instance, he beat Argentinian Thiago Tirante 6-2 and 6-4. Then he beat the gaucho Federico Delbonis 7-5 and 6-2.
Juan Pablo Varillas at the Argentine Open: day, time and TV channel of the match against Dominic Thiem
The Peruvian tennis player will face the Austrian, former world number three, for the round of 16 of the ATP 250 tennis tournament in Buenos Aires.
In the main draw of the round of 16, he won a victory against the Portuguese Joao Sousa by 6-2 and 7-5. In the quarter-finals, he scored the first blow against Austrian Dominic Thiem with a 6-4 brace.
The match between Varillas and Norrie this Saturday, February 18 at Court Guillermo Vilas from 2:00 p.m. in Peru, after the duel for the semi-finals of the Argentina Open doubles.
Lyrics by Juan Pablo Varillas
Jean Paul Varillas revealed the key to his exceptional participation so far at the Argentina Open. “Very happy to reach my first semi-final in an ATP tournament. The truth is that the happiness I have now does not enter my body. They have been incredible days, coming from the ‘quality’. The truth is to play tennis well, to be the protagonist most of the time or when I can. Happy to be in the semi-finals”, he assured ‘In John the Baptist‘.
The Peruvian tennis player assured that he was confident to deploy his game in the tournament. “I started to offer my game, believing in myself. I felt that I was at the level to be in this type of tournament, to be the protagonist and to believe until the end that I can win this type of match”.