The Argentinian, current runner-up at the Chile Open, will miss the national competition due to a tear. He thus joins the Croatian Marin Cilic, who decided to end his South American tour prematurely due to physical discomfort.
Although this Friday Chilean tennis received good news after Nicolás Jarry (21st) reached the semi-finals of the ATP 250 in Buenos Aires after winning 4-6, 7-5 and dropping the Argentinian Tomás Martín Etcheverry (27th), all is not joy on the tennis court in the countryside .
The discomfort in the right leg which forced the Transandean player to abandon the match against Príncipe before the start of the third set confirmed the worst: a tear that will force him to stay out of the circuit for at least five weeks .
In this direction, La Plata player’s injury is a big blow for the organization of the Chile Open scheduled for the week of February 26 to March 3 in San Carlos de Apoquindo. This is because the current 27 ranking The ATP was nothing short of runner-up in last year’s edition, falling precisely into the title match with Nicolás Jarry .
In this way, the competition organized in the country once again loses one of its great attractions, a few days ago, the withdrawal of Marin Cilic (1044°) was confirmed due to physical discomfort after his participation in the Argentinian tournament where he lost from his debut against the Serbian Laslo Djere (35th).
Cilic, who also decided to withdraw from the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro, emphasized on his social networks that “Due to a minor injury I had during my last match, I will have to reduce my stay in South America to let it heal properly (…)” .
“To the tournament organizers in Rio and Santiago, thank you for the opportunity to play in front of your incredible crowd. I am devastated to miss the incredible tennis fans in Rio de Janeiro and Santiago. Your support means a lot to me and I promise we will catch up in the future! See you next time!” added the Croatian.
In this way, the Chile Open will feature the Argentinian Sébastien Baez French Arthur Son and the Chileans Nicolas Jarry, Alejandro Tabilo and Christian Garin as the main attractions in the main draw of the competition.
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