Nicolás Jarry is looking to continue making history at ATP Rio de Janeiro against the Spaniard who is now number two in the standings.
Nicolas Jarry looks to continue adding achievements and ratify its strong start to the year in a new day on Rio de Janeiro ATP. Throughout the competition, the national racquet provided outstanding performances against great rivals. The most recent? Yesterday when he beat Argentina’s Sebastián Báez 2-0. Today, and already in the semi-finals, the challenge is greater. Well, the Chilean will face the number two in world tennis on clay, Carlos Alcaraz .
What time and where is the match played?
The confrontation is agreed to start this afternoon, at 6:20 p.m. in our country. The duel will be played on center court, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Who transmits?
The crossing of tennis players for the ATP semi-final in Rio de Janeiro will be broadcast via the platform starplus+ . You can also follow it by The third .
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The national racket has recently triumphed in the quarter-finals against Argentina Sebastien Baez (35th) for 2-0. victory was not easy . The “Rook” had to fight, above all, in the second set to get a pass for the next round.
The match starts favorably for the national, solid in the service and effective when it comes to keeping the service of his rival, which he breaks twice – in the second and sixth games – to seal the first round by 6-1 in just 28 minutes of pairing.
In the second set, the tonic of what had been exhibited in the first set was maintained, with a Jarry who struck from the start to break the service of the Transandean player in the first game, a dose that he will repeat more late in the fifth game, thus closing the sleeve with a 6-2 in 36 minutes.
In the words of the Chilean tennis player, he assures that so far the duel against the Argentine was the most complex. “It’s the toughest game I’ve had all week. Sebastián (Báez) is a great player, very strong mentally and very competitive. He is a tennis player who has already won an ATP. I knew it would be a very tough match, I started well, as I wanted… But the matches come and go, that’s part of that and I’m leaving very happy,” acknowledged Jarry.
On another side, the n°2 spanish racket comes at the right time. Well, he hasn’t lost in seven games. And the Rio ATP is no exception. In his last duel, he comfortably won 2-0 against Slovakian Dusan Lavojic (80th). Result which brings him to face Jarry this afternoon.
Despite the rival, the Chilean has confidence. “I served very well all week. It was a difficult tennis match, especially mentally. I am therefore very happy with this victory”, assured the national athlete.
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