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Rodrigo Vázquez
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The first rounds of tournaments are no joke And there are couples who play a lot from the beginning. It has been demonstrated in Chile, where In the eighteenth of the final there has been a great controversy with one of the most veteran doubles of the circuit and one of the youngest. A duel that the latter have taken and that It has ended up having consequences outside the clues.
The protagonists in question are Marta Marrero and Virginia Riera against Marina Lobo and Sofía Saiz. Both were looking for the pass to the eighths, where Ale Salazar and Vero Vero were already waiting. A priori, a party without too much importance between couple 10 and 22but a encounter has triggered a series of events that They have turned this clash into one of the most tense.
I do not congratulate the rivals, since they have shown a very serious disrespect towards us
Marta Marrero
The triumph has fallen on the side of Marina Lobo and Sofía Saiz. A 7-6/7-6 that reflects how matches the confrontation has been. Although there have been several controversial plays, nothing has been appreciated outside normality, although yes A quite uncomfortable climate was breathed. It has been Marta Marrero, former world of the world, which has confirmed the dispute between both doubles. After the game, the experienced player has posted a publication on her Instagram in which he has strongly criticized the attitude of his rivals.
Marta Marrero’s message in networks.
“I don’t get to congratulate the rivals, since They have shown very serious disrespect towards us. I’ve been in this sport for many years and No one has ever called me thief. You have to have elegance and not missing respect, “said Marrero.
The play that has triggered everything
The marker reflected a tremendous parity, but It has been a specific set that has exploded everything. The first set fell on the side of the young Spanish couple in the Tie -break and the second manga began with a Clear domain of Wolf and Saiz. Two breaks allowed them to get ahead and had their serve to put 5-1 in the luminous.
Marina Lobo and Sofía Saiz celebrating the victory.
Couple 10 got a rupture ball, Marina finished off and it was Marrero who tried to save that ball. At first it seemed that he had not been able, but Marta said she was touched And the point fell on his side, putting 4-2. Marina, outraged, went to the visibly pissed off benchhe considered that he had been his point because they had not impacted the ball.
From there The contest was matched again And the set went to sudden death. Each point was held by Lobo and Saiz as a triumph and finally took the victory. In the greeting, there was a lot of coldness A Virginia Riera is already happy with the attitude shown by her opponents, although Argentina has not published anything in its networks.
By Marina and Sofia has not been an answer either And they have limited themselves to announce their victory with brief publications in which they do not comment on anything of the controversy.
