Chile Open: Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli wins doubles title alongside Nicolas Barrientos
Chile Open: Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli wins doubles title alongside Nicolas Barrientos
India’s Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli and his Colombian partner Nicolas Barrientos stunned top seeds Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni of Argentina in straight sets to win the Chile Open tennis tournament in Santiago.
The unseeded Indo-Colombian pair defeated Gonzalez and Molteni 6-3 6-2 in the final that lasted for a little over one hour on Saturday.
Bollipalli and Barrientos dominated from the word go and served 11 aces in the match as against their opponent’s just one en route to winning the ATP 250 tournament.
The duo defeated third seeds and recent Buenos Aires champions Guido Andreozzi and Theo Arribage in the semifinal before putting on a show in the title clash .
They won 87 per cent (26/30) of first-serve points, and did not face a break point, en route to a 63-minute victory.
Published on Mar 02, 2025
