“Moments that I still remember in my old age”

Otto Virtanen and Harri Heliövaara handled the doubles game cleanly in two sets. Finnish Tennis Association

In the decisive match of the evening, the doubles, they faced Finland Harri Heliövaara and excelled in the second match Otto Virtanen. Virtanen rose About Gabriel Diallo with the victory he took, he became the favorite of José María Martín Carpena. Otto Virtanen, Otto Virtanen echoed in the hall for a while.

The Finns received Canada Vasek Pospisil and Alexis Galarneau. The first set was tight and steady twisting.

After Finland took a 6–5 lead, Pospisil took a medical break. He played after that with his arm and shoulder taped. Finland eventually takes the set 7–5.

In the second set, Finland takes a 3–2 lead after Virtanen’s cool-headed performance. First he double-faults, allowing Canada to try to break the pass, but Virtanen disagrees and charges three consecutive aces.

Canada can still get even, but Heliövaara and Virtanen break the Canadians’ pass shift. In the last game, Virtanen leaves Pospisil and Galarneau to zero – and ends the match with a wonderful ace serve.

– The crowd’s encouragement had an effect on my own game. The fans clearly had fun in the stands, and we had just as much fun on the field, commented Virtanen.

– I knew we had a chance to win. This is one of those moments that I still remember in my old age, Heliövaara continues.

Finland’s semi-final match is scheduled for Friday. The opponent comes from the match Australia–Czech Republic.