Guarachi makes history and reaches the final of Roland Garros after an epic victory in doubles



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When human beings face extreme situations, they often do their best to reverse that adversity. Either by instinct, talent or both, that rebellion that emerges in those moments allows us to achieve great things. And exactly that was what happened today with Alexa Guarachi (45th) and Desirae Krawczyk (38th), who pushed through very complex situations to be one triumph of the dream of winning Roland Garros. In addition, the former student from the University of Alabama is the first Chilean in the final in Paris.

The triumph of the Chilean-North American duo against the American Nicole Melichar (13th) and the Polish Iga Swiatek (174th), 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-4, has overtones of feat, especially by the way they came back in the first set and also how they recovered in the third. Their rivals were 5-2, with two breaks up and three set points in favor. However, the national tennis player and her partner gave everything to take the partial to the tie-breaker and prevail with authority in 71 minutes.

This vital change in the match began to take place when the national tennis player and her partner realized the complications of the European to volley. There, the also finalist in singles began to lose initial confidence and showed her frustration, while Melichar, away from the network, lost quite a force. The power of Guarachi in the background and the touch of the left-handed Krawczyk directed that sleeve that seemed impossible.

The effort deployed passed the count, as both suffered breaks in the fourth and sixth games, respectively. This time his rivals would not miss the opportunity and closed the chapter in 25 minutes and with much more confidence. But nothing was said and everything would be defined in a last partial heart attack.

Between the third and the eighth game there were consecutive breaks. Nerves and inaccuracies were the order of the day. However, Guarachi and Krawczyk were not to miss the opportunity and with a definitive break on Swiatek’s serve, they achieved an unforgettable victory that will mean entering the top 25 of the world rankings.

In the final, the winners will be measured against the pair made up of the French Kristina Mladenovic (3rd) and the Hungarian Timea Babos (4th), who beat the Czech Barbora Krejcikova (9th) 6-2, 4-6 and 7-5 ) and Katerina Siniakova (10th).

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