Tomas Barrios and Alejandro Tabello reach the doubles final at Lima Challenger 2.
Chilean tennis players Tomas Barrios and Alejandro Tabello were installed on Friday in the final of the doubles draw at Challenger Lima 2, In Peru, it is a competition held on a dusty brick surface.
The national duo went from less to more to beat them in a contested match, with a thrilling final, the Argentines Andrea Carsini (1110 degrees) and Hernán Casanova (317 degrees) 5-7, 6-2, 11-9 in the premier tie-break.
Barrios (250°) and Tapelo (289°) have overcome the erratic start and are already among the top pair. At the address they will face the pair made up of Portuguese Goncalo Oliveira (113 degrees) and Sergio Galdos of Peru (155 degrees), seconds planted.
The 23-year-old Chelanigo and the 24-year-old Canadian Southbow have five professional doubles titles.
Note that Barrios and Tapelo were called on this day in the quarter-finals of the singles table. The first bowed in front of the Czech Vet Kopriva 4-6, 6-1, 0-6, while the latter fell to his compatriot Nicholas Garry 6-7 (6), 3-6.
