Alejandro Tabilo and Tomás Barrios lost 3-6 and 6-7(7) to the North American duo. From now on, only a combination of results between Italy and Sweden allows them to qualify for the round of 16.
Chile bids farewell to Bologna without a guaranteed ticket to the Davis Cup round of 16 and without needing a miracle to get there. After a week where they started by beating Sweden 3-0, the national team ended up suffering two consecutive defeats against Italy and Canada. Most likely, they will now have to play the playoffs in February to return to the group stage of the 2024 Finals.
Situation that occurs after defeat of Alejandro Tabilo and Tomás Barrios in doubles against Alexis Galarneau and Vasek Pospisil since with this result, nowChile needs Sweden to win all three of its series against Italy, which takes place on Sunday morning.
Concretely, against the reigning champions, Chile started the day with a tough defeat against Alejandro Tabilo in singles, which He arrived surprisingly to replace Christian Garin . The double Olympic medalist’s bet did not work and it was Nicolás Jarry who had to win his match to keep the national team alive.
In the definition, the Barrios-Tabilo duo, winning against Sweden and losing against Italy, tried to thwart the power of the Canadians, but it was not possible. They lost the first set 3-6 and in the second they lost 6-7, with three set points in the tenth game of that set. Lacking that opportunity left both men behind, who lost a deciding match for the second time this week.
Coup de grace, to almost confirm that Malaga will not be part of the Chilean calendar. If Italy scores a point against the Nordiques, those led by Nicolás Massú will have to play the playoffs in February to return to the group stage of the Final in 2024. , where it could face rivals like Kazakhstan, the United States, the Czech Republic, Australia or Switzerland. Very complex scenarios, where there is also the possibility that they will have to challenge these keys during a visit.
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