The Mexican couple made up of Santiago Gonzalez and Giuliana Olmos fell into the Mixed Doubles Final of Wimbledon against the duo formed by the Polish Jan Zielinski and the Taiwanese Su-Wei Hsieh with partial scores of 4-6 and 2-6.
Olmos and González, in their first final as a pair, barely had a chance against Zielinski and Hsieh, who played a perfect match on serve and did not allow a single break point.
The Mexicans made things very easy with their serve and conceded fifteen break points, of which Zielinski and Hsieh took advantage of twelve.
Olmos, 31, and Gonzalez, 41, They started the match with a break against them, a disadvantage that they could not overcome against rivals who were very effective with their serve, winning 100% of the points with the first serve (12) and 67% with the second (8/12).
Su Wei, 38 years old and with 36 doubles titles, nine of them in Grand Slam tournaments (5 Wimbledon, 2 Roland Garros and 2 Australian Opens) and Zielinski, 27 years old and with seven doubles titles, maintained their effectiveness with their serve in the second set and broke again in the third game to get ahead again.
Despite improving a little with the return, the Mexicans again lost their serve in the seventh game and went 5-2 down, an advantage that their rivals did not waste and took the title with a game to heart.
The Polish-Taiwanese duo add a second Grand Slam to their list of achievements this year, after winning in Australia and reaching the quarter-finals at Roland Garros.
Yes ok Santiago Gonzalez and Giuliana Olmos They gave their all at every turn, tennis was not enough to face one of the best mixed duos in the world. The Mexicans tried by all possible means, but had to settle for second place despite fighting until the last point.
“I think it was a good week. First I want to congratulate the champions. They did amazing. Congratulations. They played well. Thanks to everyone who came, we saw a lot of Mexicans. I thank my team and my family, my husband. Happy anniversary, by the way,” she said. Giuliana Olmos at the end of the meeting.
“It was a dream come true. I played on the central court of Wimbledon and they did very well,” he added. Santiago Gonzalez during the awards ceremony.
A little history
Santiago Gonzalez and Giuliana Olmos They sought to become the first Mexican pair to win a Grand Slam title since 1963, when Rafael Osuna and Antonio Palafox also achieved it in Wimbledon.
Osuna remains the only Mexican to have won a Grand Slam singles title, with the 1963 US Open, and he also won doubles titles in Wimbledon in 1960 and the 1962 US Open.
Palafox was also Osuna’s teammate in the US Open title in 1962.
The first Mexican couple to win a Grand Slam title was Yolanda Ramírez and Rosa María Reyes, who won Roland Garros in 1958.
The last Mexican to win a Grand Slam title was Jorge Lozano, who lifted the mixed doubles title at Roland Garros in 1988 (with American Lori McNeil) and 1990 (with Spaniard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario).
The last time a Mexican was in a Grand Slam final was Leonardo Lavalle in doubles Wimbledon in 1991.
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