Nicolás Jarry qualifies for the quarter-finals in Mexico and takes another step towards the top 100

The national tennis player defeated the Brazilian Gilbert Klier Junior in three sets at the Challenger in San Luis Potosí. With what he has harvested, he now occupies the 128th place in the ranking.

Nicolás Jarry (134th) is slowly approaching the top 100, after three years out of this group. And he does it on his favorite surface and in conditions that suit him. This because the Challenger 80 from San Luis Potosi It is played on clay and at more than 1,800 meters above sea level. After last week’s semi-finals in Mexico City, Nico was looking to take another step forward in the Aztec nation, and He did so beating emerging Brazilian player Gilbert Klier Junior (397th) 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-4, in two hours and 42 minutes.

The victory of the national tennis player was not easy, because in front he found a fairly seasoned rival and with aggressive strokes. However, the altitude favored the Chilean much more and this was reflected in the statistics with the service, since did not suffer breaks and connected 17 ace. In addition, he had a high percentage of points won with the first (90%). Of course, he made some unforced errors, especially in the decisive game in the first set and also when he was about to close the match, but there he called on his efficiency on serve.

In the second quarter, Jarry kept his focus and He got the long-awaited break in the third game of the second set. Then he held serve for the rest of the set, allowing him to level the match and take it to a third chapter. There, the experience weighed and got a break also in the third Game. He never let up on serve and the Brazilian couldn’t hurt him on the return, a combination that led him to victory and adding good units to cement his rise.

With his victory, Nico will climb to 128th place and for the passage to the semi-finals he will face with the Brazilian Felipe Meligeni (199th).

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Source: Latercera

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