At the end of a very balanced match, the Chilean lost 6-7(3), 6-7(3) and 5-7 against the American Ben Shelton, world number 89.
The adventure of Nicolás Jarry (154th ATP) in Melbourne ended in the second round of the main draw. A farewell that occurs at the hands of the American Ben Shelton (89 °), who beat him in three sets and by partial6-7(3), 6-7(3) and 5-7 . In any case, from the Australian Open 2023, he won his first Grand Slam victory since 2018 and 70 points for the classification.
But defeat always hurts. Mainly because in all three sets everything was defined by details. The former World 38 battled through the game and had chances to dream of reaching the third round.
For example, the first round was not only defined by a tie-break, but also left both players with the same number of earned points . The national and the American added 34 points, which clearly shows that the equality was complete. The key moment of this set was at 4-2 in the definition at seven points, since there Jarry suffered an insurmountable mini-break in the long run.
A story very similar to that lived in the second set, since once again a tie-break defined the winner. It was Shelton who celebrated again with a set where he won six points more than Jarry, but found better numbers. The 20-year-old American managed to win 86% of the points where he hit the first serve and connect a service at 220 kilometers per hour.
And there, the game gave a feeling of rupture. Despite the Chilean fighting it out to 5-7 in the third set, the intensity went down and we saw him less involved in the game. Without major issues with his serve, he dropped his delivery on long paddles and caused a lot of damage with returns.
All this was essential so that at the time of definition he lost his serve and the match. It was defeat after two hours and 38 minutes against a player who has grown up and shown one of his best versions against Jarry.
Thus, Melbourne’s farewell leaves him with four victories (three in qualifying and one in the main draw), in addition to a notable rise in his ATP ranking. He arrived in Australia at number 154 on the planet and will board the plane in a position very close to 122 . The Challenger de Concepción appears on his horizon, although it will depend on the player and his planning after the Grand Slam.
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