An important achievement was achieved by the Chilean Alexander Cataldo, who achieved the best victory of his career after reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in wheelchair tennis by beating Joachim Gerard, the 4th in the world.
Specifically, the national racket, 12th in the ITF ranking, beat the Belgian Gerard 1-6, 6-4 and 6-2 in three sets to reach the round of the best eight of the Grand Slam. In this way, Cataldo reaped his first victory against a Top 5 player in the world.
In the best eight phase, the Chilean tennis player will face the Japanese Takuya Miki, 8th in the world, who managed to reach the round after beating the Dutch Maikel Scheffers 6-1, 6-1.
The duel between Cataldo and the Japanese, to determine who will continue advancing in the Grand Slam, is scheduled for this Tuesday, January 24 at about 10:00 p.m. (national time).
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Source: Elmostrador
