Nicolás Jarry, Jaume Munar, Yannick Hanfmann and Thiago Monteiro qualified this Wednesday for the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 Santiago Openat the end of the first day of the round of 16 played at the Jesuit complex of San Carlos Apoquindo.
The German, number 153 in the world He was the first to stamp his ticket by defeating Roberto Carballés 7-6, 6-2 (74), who only fought in the first set.
The countryman of the latter, Jaume Munar, 66th in the ATP ranking, won the match against the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (18) by doubles 6-4 and 6-4 in one of the most evenly matched matches of the day.
In the penultimate clash of the day, the Brazilian emerged victorious Thiago Monteiro (84), who beat Marco Cecchinato (91) 6-3 3-6-6-2who fought through the first two sets and fell victim to fatigue and errors in the third.
Jarry also had to sweat his victory over Argentine Diego Schwartzman (37) in a thrilling encounter that was decided on a Tie Break after the Chilean won the first set 6-4 and his rival held his own in the second.
The third continued with the collapse of Jarry, who, however, did not lose face in the game and, spurred on by the raucous local fans, recovered thanks to his solid serve and effectiveness on the first serve.
With both players exhausted after the nearly three-hour match, Jarry, fresh off a good tournament in Brazil, grabbed the 7-2 tiebreaker to the delight of the crowd.
Monteiro and Munar will play in one of the quarterfinals scheduled for FridayJarry and Hanfmann another, while the rest of the qualifiers will have to wait until Thursday to meet their rivals who will appear in the matches between the Chilean Cristian Garin (100) and the Argentine Sebastián Báez (35), and also Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo (32) and Tomás Martín Etcheverry (76).
Also, those who will argue with Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (108) and the Serbian Dusan Lajovic (75), while his compatriot Laslo Djere (55) will face the Italian Riccardo Bonadio (182).
Source: La Verdad
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