The Chilean, 82nd in the ATP rankings, will seek to qualify for the final of the New Zealand tournament against Frenchman Arthur Fils (35th). Nicolás Jarry (19th), for his part, lost to the Czech Jiri Lehecka (32nd) in Adelaide.
Alejandro Tabilo (82nd) in the ATP ranking managed to qualify for the semi-finals of the ATP tournament in Auckland, New Zealand, after the withdrawal of the British Cameron Norrie (19th) due to injury . .
In this way, the left-hander has easily established himself in the top four of the competition, and he will therefore look to take advantage of this advantage when he faces the 19-year-old Frenchman for passage to the final. Arthur Fils (35th), who has just beaten the German Daniel Altmaier (57th), also by retirement, when the Frenchman won 7-6(2) and 1-0. .
“The ASB Classic confirms that Cam Norrie was forced to make the decision to retire due to a wrist injury. . We wish Cam all the best in his recovery and hope to see him back on the field in the not too distant future,” the event organization reported.
For his part, Norrie shared on his social networks that “it’s always a pleasure to compete in Auckland, where I grew up. Unfortunately I couldn’t finish the tournament, but I’m looking forward to the AO (Australian Open) next week. “, he expressed on Instagram.
Nicolas Jarry for his part, struggled, but could not do much to avoid falling in the quarter-finals of the ATP in Adelaide, Australia, against the Czech Jiri Lehecka (32nd). In a close duel, the European was more solid and ended up beating the first national racket by 6-4 and 7-5. .
The first set was tied until the seventh game of the match. At that point, the Czech took advantage of Nico’s break of serve, a situation that was ultimately enough for the European to win the first set.
In the second, Lehecka continued to show his abilities and defeated the Chilean in the fifth. Games, although Jarry recovered it in the next one to level the score again at 3-3. However, in the eleventh, the Czech again took the service of the national racket, which later allowed him to close the match 7-5 after an hour and 41 minutes of fighting .
Focus on the Australian Open
After this fall, Nicolás Jarry will have to concentrate on the first Grand Slam of the season. In the first round of the tournament, taking advantage of his seeded status, Nico will have to play with a player from the qualifiers. while in the second round, if he manages to advance, he will face the winner of the bracket between the Russian Pavel Kotov (64th) and the French Arthur Rinderknech (97th).
If they reach the third round, the prospects become more complicated, since looming on the horizon is the local Alex de Miñaur (10th), who is on the rise and who has just beaten Novak Djokovic in the United Cup.
Alejandro Tabilo, meanwhile, will also make his debut against a ranking rival . If he wins this duel, he will have to prepare for the second round, as shown by the Russian Karen Khachanov, 15th seed, and the German Daniel Altmaier (57th).
Eventually, Christian Garin will start the Australian Open against local Christopher O’Connell (71st) . The winner of this match will be awaited by the Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut (51st) or the American Ben Shelton (16th).
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