Duda and Ana Patricia confirmed their favoritismThe Brazilian duo are currently top of the world rankings and have won their previous five matches, dropping just one set before the final, in the semi-final against Australians Mariafe and Clancy.
Duda and Ana Patrícia are only the second Brazilian duo to win gold in women’s beach volleyballThe first team to reach the highest place on the podium in this sport was Jaqueline and Sandra Pires, in Atlanta-1996.
Brazil wins beach volleyball gold again after eight yearsThe last time was in Rio 2016, with the duo formed by Alison and Bruno.
How did the game go?
Duda and Ana Patrícia won the first set with a comebackThe Brazilian duo ended up losing by six points. [12 a 6]but began to defend better in the final stretch of the partial. Brazil had four set points and managed to win the partial thanks to a point from Duda on a counterattack.
Canadians won the second set. The partial started in a balanced way, but Melissa and Brandie took off in the last part of the set, taking advantage of the mistakes of Duda and Ana Patrícia in their attacks, mainly with wide shots. The Brazilian duo seemed to feel the blow after the erroneous movements and could not react.
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