Cross and face Chilean tennis in the semifinals of the ATP Masters 1000 in Rome. The butcher of Novak Djokovic, Alejandro Tabilo, lost to the champion of the 2017 edition, the German Alexander Zverev, by 1-6, 7-6 (4) and 6-2. However, his countryman Nicholas Jarry He came first in his match against American Tommy Paul, whom he defeated 6-3, 6-7 (3) and 6-3 in 2h.44′.
A historic victory for Jarry, the first Chilean in a final in Rome, of the Masters 1000 ATP category tournament, since Fernando Gonzalez gave way to the last day of 2007. More far the presence of Marcelo Rios in the tournament record, which he entered thanks to his victory in 1998.
Another Chilean who reached the Masters 1000 final was Nicolas Massu. The fourth man is Jarry, who on Sunday will have to face the German Alexander Zverev, with whom he fell in record, 2-4, although he has a tie (2-2) on clay.
A surface where Jarry finished in Buenos Aires this season, after losing in the semis Carlos Alcaraz. He will play in his seventh ATP final, the most important of his career for the 28-year-old. He will be looking for a fourth title.
The serve, with ‘cannon shots’ at 219 km/h, served to somewhat calm the nerves of facing an almost unique opportunity. The same vision in which he came out of the field Tommy Paulwho failed to become the first American in the Masters 1000 clay final, a category born in 1990.
The pressure grew on the American, until Jarry’s arm stiffened for the same reason at 4-3 and served in the second set. He suffered the first break, he paid for it later in the tiebreak. But the South American overcame that crisis and closed a second time. Even in a final game of ten minutes, with a break ball against him, but that resulted in his fifth match point. Painful closure.
Jarry He jumped from 24th in the ranking to 17th, his best ranking, which until this time was 18th.
Source: La Verdad
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