The national tennis player defeated Spaniard Eduard Esteve Lobato in straight sets and moved into the second round of the Oeiras Challenger.
After overcoming hip discomfort, Nicolás Jarry (129th ATP) has resumed his participation in the European challengers on clay. This time he decided to stop in Oeiras, Portugal, where he made a triumphant return after beating the Spaniard Eduard Esteve Lobato (290th) by a double 6-4.
In the first set, two consecutive set breaks allowed the national racket to take the lead. And even if the Hispanic recovered one of the breaks, the Chilean did not lose concentration and knew how to remain solid to complete the quarter.
In the second part, the tonic was not very different. The Chilean, with aggressive strikes, was able to make the difference on his rival. Indeed, in the first GameNico broke, which allowed him to manage the lead more calmly. With 76% of points won on the first serve, the Chilean player was an insurmountable obstacle for his rival.
For the passage to the quarter-finals, Jarry will face the Portuguese Gonçalo Oliveira (351st) who eliminated Brazilian veteran Thomaz Bellucci (1,104th) 6-4, 5-7, 6-1.
Thus, the grandson of Jaime Fillol he is the only one of the top five players in the country still in competition this week after the elimination of Christian Garin at ATP 250 in Eastbourne, Alejandro Tabilo in Mallorca and Tomás Barrios and Gonzalo Lama in the Wimbledon standings.
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Source: Latercera
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