Competing against the odds, 10th seeds Jorge Campos and Daniela Fonseca Carrazana saw off higher seeded opposition for the fourth fixture in a row with Chilean no.5 seeds Juan Lamadrid and Paulina Vega feeling their wrath at the final hurdle (9-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6, 14-12, 11-7). Responsible for the notable elimination of Argentine no.3 seeds Horacio Cifuentes and Camila Arguelles…

The first Brazilian involvement of the tournament would turn out to be the country’s sole match at the Salón Metropolitano with Vitor Ishiy and Bruna Takahashi suffering defeat at the first attempt. Seeded second for the mixed doubles event, Ishiy and Takahashi were expected to come away from their quarter-final meeting with Jorge Campos and Daniela Fonseca Carrazana with passage…

Jorge Campos and Daniela Fonseca Carrazana were the only pair to upset the seeding list, with the no.10 seeds earning an impressive 4-1 victory over the duo seeded three positions higher in Paraguay’s Marcelo Aguirre and Leyla Gomez (11-7, 11-4, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7). The remaining Round of 16 fixtures played out according to seeding with all four decided in straight…

Moreover, for all three players, it is a major career milestone, a first-ever appearance at the Olympic Games! Albert Miño Willpower, a strong mind; there is nobody in that department better than Alberto Miño. After recording a quarter-final men’s singles success in opposition to Puerto Rico’s Daniel Gonzalez (11-11, 11-9, 11-1, 9-11, 11-6), sensationally he recovered from a three games…