Moved to tears, throughout the week in Mendoza, playing in front of his Argentinian fans and a jubilant public, Fernando Belasteguin did not suffer a bitter defeat after having missed a match point during thea final of almost three hours, Sunday against Pablo Lima and Franco Stupaczuk.
In front of more than 11 spectators who gave her a standing ovation after the match, the legend of Pehuajó paid tribute to the winners, to the public, to her young partner Arturo Coello… and above all to the padel !
“I first want to congratulate Pablo and Franco, because we had a great game together. As they said, it was down to two points and victory could have gone to either team. I have the feeling that it is especially the padel who won in this dream final and I hope it will only be the first edition of countless that will be held here in Mendoza. We had a record day and a record tournament and that's thanks to all of you. »
"I have to thank you for all the support and love that I receive in every moment that I spend here in Argentina and I want to continue to make every effort to be able to continue to play such tournaments in front of you and to do so alongside you. 21-year-olds [Editor's note: he says pointing to his teammate], which I really appreciate. Now it's time to rest, get back to training and keep playing like I've been doing all my life. And I still want to congratulate Pablo and Franco for the great game they played and thank you all again. »