The Miami Masters 1000, which starts this week, will be very special for Peru. Juan Pablo Varillas, will have his first experience in this kind of tournaments (he will debut with Guido Pella) and will cut a streak of 15 years without the presence of a tennis player from that country in this category of competitions.
Who will defend the most points in Miami?
The last time a Peruvian tennis player playe in a Masters 1000 tournament was in 2008. When Luis Horna saw action in Hamburg. Moreover, Lucho himself is one of the Peruvian players who has recorde the best performances in these tournaments. In 2004, he reache the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters, after defeating Hicham Arazi. Juan Carlos Ferrero and Andrei Pavel in a row. Marat Safin put an end to his adventure, defeating him by double 6-4.
Varillas to make Masters 1000 debut looking for the best result for Peru
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Further back in time, Jaime Yzaga reached the same stage as Horna on three occasions: Miami 1995, Cincinnati 1992 and Rome 1992. In the first he lost to Magnus Larsson 6-0, 6-3, then to Michael Chang 6-3, 6-1 and finally he was beaten by Carlos Costa 6-4, 6-0.
Juan Pablo Varillas will face a new challenge in his career when he plays the Miami Masters 1000 2023. The draw for the tournament in the United States took place on Monday and here are all the details that Peru’s top racket will have to face.
Varillas to make Masters 1000 debut looking for the best result for Peru
When and against whom will Juan Pablo Varillas make his Masters 1000 Miami 2023 debut?
The draw determined that Juan Pablo Varillas (number 88 of the ATP ranking) will face Argentine Guido Pella, number 581 of the ATP ranking and who has been having more and more continuity after an injury that gave him a long layoff.
The debut of Varillas in a Masters 1000 tournament against Guido Pella would be between Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 March, pending confirmation of the organization of the event in Miami.