The Ecuadorian and the Uruguayan were semifinalists of Adelaide 1 last week, preparation that they add to this final before facing the Australian Open.
Was his sixth definition for the South American duo integrated by the Ecuadorian Gonzalo Escobar and Uruguayan Ariel Behar, that this time he stayed with the second place of the ATP 250 of Adelaide 2 (Australia), after losing to the Dutch Wesley Koolhof and the British Neal Skupski.
the week followed, the South Americans were protagonists, first with a forward until Adelaide ATP 250 semi-finals 1, key in which they fell to the Croatian Ivan Dodig and the Brazilian Marcelo Melo.
In Adelaide 2 they sought revenge. The South Americans entered the competition from the Round of 16 bracket when they overcame American Nicholas Monroe and Danish Holger Rune.
In the quarterfinals they beat the Australians Aaron Addison and Thomas Fancutt; and in the semifinals, the Bosnian Tomislav Brkic and the Serbian Nikola Cacic.
In the final they faced the best seeded pair of the tournament, players who arrived as champions of the Melbourne Summer Set, in their team debut.
Without giving up a set in the tournament, Koolhof and Skupski defeated the Gómez-Behar duo by a tight 7-6 (5) and 6-4, at stake that lasted for an hour and 40 minutes.
The next stop for the South Americans will be at the Australian Open, a tournament that they already played in 2021 with a defeat in the first round against the Polish Lukasz Kubot and the Dutch Wesley Koolhof. (D)
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