Sunday, october 29nd, 2023.- The male's Pan American tennis match for the bronze medal provided excitement until the very end, played this Sunday on the Court Central del Estadio Nacional.

In a "fratricidal" duel between Brazilians, Thiago Monteiro defeated Gustavo Heide on the clay court with a score of 1-6, 6-3, and 7(5)-6 after two hours and fifteen minutes of play.

Thiago Monteiro (ranked 119th in the ATP and who lost in the semifinals on Saturday to Chilean Tomás Barrios by 6-3 and 6-1) turned the match around after a difficult start.

He overcame his compatriot Gustavo Heide (ranked 202nd), who had previously lost to Argentinian Facundo Díaz (ranked 109th) by 4-6, 6-4, and 7-6 (6).

Earlier, Argentine Julia Riera (WTA ranked 157th) defeated Canadian Rebecca Marino (WTA ranked 166th) by a score of 3-6, 6-4, and 6-1, securing the third place among women.

In the evening of this Sunday, starting at 5:00 p.m., the singles titles will be determined.

In the women's category, Brazilian Laura Pigossi (ranked 125th) will face Argentine María Lourdes Carlé (ranked 146th).

Following that, Chile's Tomás Barrios (ATP ranked 105th) will clash with Argentine Facundo Díaz (ATP ranked 109th), a match that concludes the tennis program of Santiago 2023.

Written by Rodrigo Gómez; translated by Andrés Castro / Photosport
Photo by Alex Diaz/Santiago 2023 / Photosport