The ATP 250 de Great Ocean Road was in the past for Colombian tennis players Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah. Although they could not in the final against the British Jamie Murray and the brazilian Bruno Soares, they did look solid from the physical and the synchrony, despite having only played three games in this tournament, the only ones they have in 2021.
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TIME, the only Colombian media accredited to the Australian Open and that has a remote presence in Melbourne for the first grand slam of the year, he had the privilege of being able to speak with Jamie Murray, specialist in the doubles modality and brother of Andy, one of the great singles players who has been able to put in check Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal y Novak Djokovic.
Murray, winner of 25 ATP titles In the doubles modality, two of which were grand slam (Australian Open and 2016 US Open) he put Cabal and Farah under scrutiny, whom he sees as candidates for the first major tournament of the year .
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“I think Cabal and Farah are at an incredibly high level, as they have always shown and did in this final. They know what they have to do to face this type of big tournaments, that’s why they have had great successes during the last years. They have won grand slamsThey competed hard last year, a rare year due to the pandemic, “Murray, 34, responded to this newspaper.
Murray highlighted the qualities they have as a couple Cabal and Farah and he recognized that with the passing of the games they will be much stronger and more dangerous rivals on their way.
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“For me, the season is very long. Every week you have to compete, each game you have to fight and as time goes by they will get better. They are players who have a great understanding. Both with good serve, Cabal is skilled in the network, Farah plays well in the background. They are very complete. I have no doubt that in this Australian Open they know what they have to do to win, “he concluded.FELIPE VILLAMIZAR M.Editor of EL TIEMPO
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