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Argentina and Brazil were crowned champions of the Pan American Padel Games, held in Caracas, Venezuela, on October 22.

In the men’s category, Argentina beat Brazil 2-1. Ramiro Moyano and Lucho Capra opened the scoring for Argentina with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over André Freitas and Pedro Toccafondo. Brazil tied Stefano Palma Flores and Joao Pedro Flores, who defeated Miguel Lamperti and Alex Chozas 6-7, 6-2, 7-6. The decisive point was achieved by the Argentine couple Juani De Pascual and Leo Augsburger, who overcame a 4-1 deficit in the third set and won in three tiebreaks (6-7, 7-6, 7-6) against Matheus Simonato and Lucas Cunha.

In the women’s category, Brazil beat Argentina 2-1. Alessandra De Barros and Cristina Cirne Lima opened the scoring for Brazil with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Silvana Campus and Irene Jimenez. Argentina tied with Daiara Valenzuela and Maria Laura Ferreyra, who beat Francielle Gaspar and Julia Cirne Lima 6-2, 6-0. The decisive point was achieved by the Brazilian couple Gabriela Mena Barreto and Fernanda Abarzua, who defeated Alma Cordoba and Paloma Albornoz 6-1, 6-4.