After falling at the ATP in Halle, the first national racket (28th in the ATP rankings) will play the last event before the Grand Slam as the fifth seed. Meanwhile, Tomás Barrios (148th) fell in the Poznan Challenger final against Argentinian Mariano Navone (240th), by partials of 7-5 and 6-3.
The grass season has already started. Nicolás Jarry (28th in the ATP rankings) will play his second event on this surface during the ATP 250 in Eastbourne, England . The Santiago circuit will experience its last stage before tackling the third Grand Slam of the season and one of those with the greatest tradition: Wimbledon.
During the day of this Saturday, the draw for the British competition has taken place and the Santiago, who is the fifth seed of the tournament, already has a rival. This is the Swede Mikael Ymer, current 63rd in the world with whom he has already faced on one occasion.
The 24-year-old Scandinavian and the Chilean met in Bastad in 2019. The duel ended in victory for the Prince, 7-5, 6-3. This Monday the day when all first round matches will be played, The Chilean will be looking to put his Halle defeat at the hands of Alexander Zverev behind him and look to extend his good run.
Talking about the good time that Nicolás Jarry is living is redundant. The first national racket had a sublime year. This has consolidated him as a great threat within the circuit, in fact, he is positioned as one of the five tennis players with the best service. So, as the fifth seed and with favorite status, he will face the tournament before Wimbledon.
Jarry adds and continues. At the working point, he has climbed nearly a hundred positions in a calendar year and counting since his return to the circuit. Today, he is positioned in the world rankings as the 28th in the world. However, This Sunday, if Andrey Rublev (7th) beats Aleksandr Búblik (48th), the Chilean will rise through the ranks and on Monday he will establish himself as the twenty-seventh best tennis player in the world.
Barrios falls in the final
Tomás Barrios (148th), meanwhile, lost the Poznan Challenger final Poland. The Chilean fell in front of the Argentinian Mariano Navone (240th), by partials of 7-5 and 6-3.
The Argentine was a tough hurdle and even managed to take a 5-2 lead in the first set. The chillanejo managed to match the actions, but ended up losing with his service in favor. Finally, he ended up giving up in the second set. Now the national, which will rise to 133rd place, he is also preparing to play at Wimbledon, where he will start in the qualifying round.
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