The achievement raised the stands of the central court Maria Esther Bueno this Saturday (13); A Brazilian team has not won a competition of this modality in Brazil since 1986
This Saturday (13), in Villa-Lobos Park, the story was made. The duo And he was champion of the doubles to 2 sets to 1, with partials of 4/6, 6/3 and 10/4. This is the first time that a Brazilian has gained an official WTA competition in Brazil since 1986, with Niége Dias and Patrícia Medrado. The achievement, which was on top of Laura Pigossi and Ingrid Martins, Brazilian duo, raised the stands of the central court Maria Esther Bueno, which alternated the support between the teams. The duo wins their third title together, and projects the partnership in the future. “Super happy with our partnership. I think the main thing is that people have been growing and improving tournament,” says Luisa.
Luisa Stefani and Timea Babos this Saturday (Aloisio Mauricio/Fotoarena/Estadão Content)
The Brazilian made a point of reinforcing that she is one of the most important titles of her career, because she was won at home. The tennis player also said that the duo likes big moments and the pressure to deal with the fact that they are the favorite in the competition. “We came with favoritism, it’s not always easy, going there and honoring,” he adds. “There are still great tournaments ahead. Our goal is the finals.”
“Every time we arrived at a final, we won the tournament,” jokes the Hungarian Timea charismatic. According to the Brazilian, the two will go to one of the most famous steakhouses in São Paulo. This Sunday (14), we will have the final of simple between Janice Tjen and Tiantsoa Rakotomanga, at 16h.
