The first national racket, which has already achieved the best performance of its career in Grand Slam, will face the Norwegian in the fourth round of the Parisian tournament. It will be the third confrontation between the two (tied 1-1) and the second in less than two weeks after Santiago’s victory in the quarter-finals in Geneva, a tournament which meant the third title for the native.
A great victory was won this Saturday by the Chilean tennis player Nicolas Jarry after beating the American Marcos Giron (75th) by partials of 6-2, 6-3 6-7(7) and 6-3 in the third round of Roland Garros .
The victory allows the first national racket to qualify for the round of 16 of the second Grand Slam of the season being his best participation in a major tournament to date.
Once the game against Giron was over, the Santiago native pointed out that “I stayed very well, very calm throughout the match” adding that “These are long games and you can make mistakes. You have to accept it and I accepted it very well” .
Likewise, the triumph had a particular flavor and dedication to his grandfather, the former tennis player Jaime Fillol who celebrates his 77th birthday this Saturday and has been in the same situation as his grandson four times (1970, 1974, 1975 and 1976): “It’s a great gift for him that I’m here, that I’m happy, that I play tennis and that I’m with my family. It’s much more of a gift than just a victory, so a very happy birthday to him.” he pointed.
On his rival in the round of 16 of the Parisian competition – the Norwegian Casper Ruud (4th), whom the Chilean has just beaten at the ATP 250 in Geneva (Switzerland) – Jarry declared that “It will be a very competitive game. It was very fair there in Geneva, where there were other conditions. We already know each other and whoever plays the best in the key moments will be the one who wins.” adding that “I’m happy with my work, very well concentrated and now all that remains is to recover” .
The fourth round match at Roland Garros will be the third confrontation between the two tennis players, a series tied 1-1 thanks to the victory of the Norwegian in the second phase of Seoul (South Korea) in 2022 and the aforementioned triumph of the Chilean in Geneva.
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