The national team won all three matches against the Nordic countries, securing victory in the highest category of the competition abroad for the first time since the creation of the World Group. On Friday, they will face Italy.
The goal of getting Chile into the Davis Cup top eight couldn’t have gotten off to a better start. The national team showed excellent tennis in Bologna and perfectly won the series against Sweden, winning all three matches of the confrontation. This Friday they will face the locals, with the momentum of knowing that they did something historic this Tuesday.
And this victory in the group stage of the Davis Cup Final, This is Chile’s first success abroad since the creation of the World Group in 1981. . If we also include those achieved on national territory, it is the first time since 2010, when they beat Israel in Coquimbo.
This is why feelings are the best. The four tennis players who played (Garin and Jarry in singles, Barrios and Tabilo in doubles) won their matches and only the former 17th in the world delivered a set during the day.
Indeed, it was the duel of Christian Garin (103rd) which opened the hostilities. He faced Leo Borg, world No. 334 and son of legendary Swedish tennis player Bjong Borg, for the first point. A duel which on paper was totally favorable to the national team, but which in the development reserved surprises.
Mainly because the 20-year-old European showed a great level, highlighted by the conditions on the pitch. In the first set, Garin came back from 3-5 down in the tiebreak to secure the set 7-6(6) , but then the level dropped and suffered a clear 3-6. In the final round, with all the pressure on his shoulders, he made the difference and celebrated after closing the duel 7-5.

Dramatic situations which were very far from appearing in the match between Nicolás Jarry (22nd) and Elias Ymer (175th), the best tennis players from each country. The champion of Geneva and Santiago demonstrated his position as a top player and surpassed the Nordic player, winning 6-2 and 6-4 in just one hour and nine minutes.
This result already assured Chile of its victory in the key, but the last challenge remained to be taken up. A double which, in the long term, could be decisive for the aspirations of the national team to be present in the final in November. In the event of a tie in the general table, the balance of won and lost games will be one of the determining criteria.
For this reason and because on paper the Swedes were favorites, the victory of Tabilo and Barrios was very applauded by the Chileans who arrived at the Unipol Arena. The national duo beat Andre Goransson and Filip Bergevi by 6-4 and 7-5 in one hour and 20 minutes of play.
Further proof that the national duo is one of the most important assets of this team. Specialists, without competing regularly on the doubles circuit, their previous experiences in the Davis Cup make them play fully connected. They value their strengths and perfectly understand the roles and keys of the double.
The 3-0 also opens the fire of Group A, since Italy and Canada will face each other this Wednesday. Chile, for its part, will rest until Friday when it faces the locals, who arrive very weak at the event. Although they have Lorenzo Musetti (18th), they will not have Jannik Sinner (6th) and Mateo Berrettini (36th) in their squad. who withdrew from the tournament due to fatigue and injury respectively.
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