He re-emerged in 2021 and in 2022 reached a top level in tennis, allowing him to lift five ATP Tour titles. His good performance allowed him to climb up positions in the world rankings, to be able to play tournaments such as Wimbledon and
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Barrientos, currently ranked 66 in the world, is back at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, after an eight-year absence. The last time the Colombian doubles player appeared in the main draw of the New York Grand Slam was in 2014. That year, he teamed up with Santiago Giraldo, with whom he reached the second round, after defeating Andrei Golubev / Denis Istomin (6-4, 7-6) and a fall vs Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjic (2-6, 2-6).
In the 2022 edition, the Cali man joined Mexican Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela, with whom he established himself this season. The Latin couple did not make the expected debut and were lost by the Portuguese tandem of Nuno Borges and Francisco Cabral.
The first group was very contentious, but a break was enough for the “Portuguese”. The Europeans took the lead, after fierce fighting 6-4. Barrientos, who celebrated his 35th birthday on April 25, and Reyes-Varela could not recover from the blow of losing the first set and in the second they could not face their opponents.
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The second set ended 6-2 in favor of the Portuguese, who outperformed the emblematic American stadium on Court 15. The duel lasted 1:10.
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They were the only flag bearers in my last Grand Slam doubles this year. Let’s remember that
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They were also eliminated in their own frames.
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