Garin suffers tough defeat against Arnaldi and Jarry must win to keep Italy series alive

The Chilean Davis Cup team will have to fight to win the series against Italy. During the opening match, Christian Garin (103rd) lost to Matteo Arnaldi (47th) by 6-2, 4-6 and 3-6 leaving the nationals obliged to win the two remaining duels of the day. If this goal is achieved, they will qualify for the best eight round. If they lose, they will have to risk their lives against Canada.

A defeat that hurts because of the way it happened. At the beginning, Gago showed a great version, but as the game progressed, he lost confidence and strokes, being overtaken by the 22-year-old Italian, who entered the list of this surprise series. After Italy’s complex defeat against Canada, The European captain chose to leave his number one, Lorenzo Musetti, out of the duels against Chile thus bringing Arnaldi onto the field.

And in the first set he could not cope with the management of the North American, who made only four unforced errors, took two of the three break points he had and won 100% of the points that he had with his first serve. Without problems or difficulties, the Chilean number two brought out all his experience in the Davis Cup.

But in the second set, the young man, who was making his singles debut in the tournament, wanted more. Understanding the context of Italy, who were one length away from being eliminated in the group stage as locals, played deeper and finer, reaching e.g. earn more than double the points on your serve compared to the first set . Gago held out until the ninth game, where they broke him without gaining any points. It was one of the most complex moments of the duel for the Chilean, leaving him without reaction in front of a stadium that was rising with the possibility of staying alive.

The worst thing is that the problems did not go away and in the final round Garin was unable to change roles. There has obviously been a change in the game and He sometimes showed a lot of disconnection from what was happening on the field. , inevitably ceding ground on the scoreboard. The fourth game was pivotal, where the break was made on the counter after having raised five break points.

From then on, the feelings were totally negative, even if I had to save three match points with your serve , while serving 2-5. In the end, Arnaldi did not fail to serve and closed the match after a solid 6-3. A final to forget, which leaves Chile complicated for the rest of the day. Jarry must win to keep the series alive. If that happens, it will all depend on the doubles. Ranking among the top eight in the world will never be an easy task.