The country’s number one racket earned four match points in the second set. Tomorrow is the duel against the Americans.
Italy closes the series against Chile. The nationals started both singles matches with sets in their favor, but were unable to close out either match, leaving them 0-2 against the locals, who made up a lot of ground in the fight to advance to the round of 16 of final.
This is why it was a day of emotions in Bologna. Those led by Nicolás Massú arrived at the Unipol Arena knowing that they had to beat the locals to ensure the passage to the phase that will take place in November and with the defeat of Christian Garin (103rd) against Matteo Arnaldi (43rd) all the pressure fell on the first national racket: Nicolas Jarry.
The brand new number 22 in the ATP rankings was on the verge of leveling the action, but ended up losing 3-6, 7-5 and 6-4 against Lorenzo Sonego (38th), in a match where he had four match points in the second. together.
The duel began with a break in favor of the Chilean, who took advantage of this advantage to manage the set in his favor. Particularly keen to maintain his serve, he led throughout the set, scoring a 6-3 which put Italy on the ropes.
Unfortunately, in the second round, this initial punishment was returned. It was the Santiago champion who suffered the break, having to row from behind to find his chance. The one that appeared in the eighth game, when Sonego was serving 4-3. With almost no margin, Jarry completes the penalty, regaining control of the score. This disconcerted the Italian, who He suffered a lot to avoid being broken in the tenth game, to the point that the Santiago player had four match points . But he held on and brought the national team back. Ultimately, they won the set 7-5.
In the third set, Jarry would drop his serve again, this time in the fourth game, when he went from 30-0 down to suffer further punishment. With the crowd and the scoreboard at his side, Sonego managed to celebrate in front of his team after closing the set 6-4. Whatever happens in doubles, the Chileans will have to look to qualify against Canada on the final day, still looking at the result between Italy and Sweden.
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