Tomás Barrios (No. 120) had a victorious debut at the ATP in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, after dispatching local Gustavo Heide (No. 236) in two hours in the first round of the clay-powder competition.
In the first set, the Chilanejo could not achieve three break chances in the second game, although he then had to save two options against the local player in his immediately following service turn.
Both remained very even in terms of their level of play, but fortunately for the claims of the fourth national racket, they were able to press in time to close the break in the twelfth game, obtaining the partial in their favor by 7/5.
Now looser, Tomás Barrios continued to show his qualities, especially with the forehand, an issue that allowed him to put a dent in Gustavo Heide’s serve, achieving breaks in the fourth and sixth games of the second set.
Although he lost part of his advantage, considering that he was up 5/1, the 26-year-old tennis player sufficiently secured the commitment with the 6/3 that allowed him to win after 1 hour and 45 minutes of play.
With this, Tomás Barrios added his first victory of 2024, considering that he fell both in the Australian Open qualy and in the first rounds of the Punta del Este Challenger, the ATP 250 in Córdoba and the Buenos Aires qualy. Furthermore, he had not won a match at the ATP level since Wimbledon last year. His next rival will come from the duel between the British Cameron Norrie, 23rd in the world, and the Bolivian Hugo Dellien, 135th in the world.
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