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In the confrontation between Brazilians for the round of 16 of Roland Garros, one of the four main tournaments of the World Tennis (the Grand Slams), Orlando Luz was the best. This Sunday (1st), the partnership between the gaucho, number 64 of the pair ranking of the Association of Professional Tennis players (ATP), and Croatian Ivan Dodig (58th), beat the carioca Fernando Romboli (56th) with Australian John-Patrick Smith (62º) by 2 sets to 1.
The partials were 4/6, 7/6 (7-5 in tie-break) and 6/4, in two hours and 20 minutes of departure. The result ranked light and Dodig for the quarterfinals of the tournament’s men’s doubles key, played in Paris, France. They will face Spaniard Marcel Granollers (10th) and Argentine Horacio Zeballos (11th) in the next phase, worth the semifinals. The match will still be marked by the organization.
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In addition to Luz, Brazil has Paulistas Beatriz Haddad Maia and Luísa Stefani with chances of title in Roland Garros.
The partnership of Bia, number 44 of the doubles ranking of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), with the German Laura Siegemund (25th), faces this Monday (2), from 7:30 am (Brasília time), the Italian Jasmine Paolini (4th) and Sara Errani (6th).
Later, Luisa (31) and Hungarian Timea Babos (27th) face the two best-placed players in the WTA female ranking: Czech Katerine Siniakova (1st) and the American Taylor Townsend (2nd). If they advance, the Brazilian would be only in an eventual final.
