Thursday, November 23rd, 2023.- A thrilling match unfolded at the Court Central of the Estadio Nacional, where Argentina secured a spot in the wheelchair tennis doubles final by defeating Chile. 

Argentinians Ezequiel Casco and Gustavo Fernández are now poised for gold at the Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games after overcoming the home team of Alexander Cataldo and Brayan Tapia. 

The contest was tightly contested in the Ñuñoa commune, and the victors even fought back from two match points down to win 6-1, 0-6, and 11-9 in an intense battle lasting an hour and 14 minutes. 

Casco and Fernández will now face off against the Brazilian duo of Gustavo Carneiro and Daniel Rodrigues in the final. Carneiro and Rodrigues defeated Americans Casey Ratzlaff and Conner Straoud 1-6, 6-2, and 10-5. Meanwhile, Ratzlaff and Straoud will be the opponents of the Chilean pair in the bronze medal match. 

Written by Carlos Silva Rojas - Herman Chanampa; translated by Rocio Rojas / Santiago 2023 vía Photosport 
Photo by Andrés Piña / Santiago 2023 vía Photosport