The national tennis player beat Yannick Hanfmann by the double 7-6 and managed to equalize the passage to the round of the best eight in Sweden. An instance that he had not trodden, in 250 qualifying tournaments, since July 2019 when he was champion in Bastad.
The great moment of Nicolás Jarry (118th) continues to bear fruit in Europe. The Chilean has already competed on brick dust on the old continent for a long time and now in Sweden he sees the reward. He beat Yannick Hanfmann by partials of 7-6(5) and 7-6(2) managing to settle in the quarter-finals of the Gstaad tournament, in what is his best performance at ATP level since July 2019.
A match where Jarry had to make the most of his repertoire to beat the always difficult Hanfmann. With a powerful serve, the German is usually a tough opponent on clay, managing to take center stage and complicating things with his shots from the back of the court. Something that Jarry knew how to control at all times.
The Chilean played an intelligent game, where he always kept his composure and wreaked havoc with his serve. Although he had no break chance the whole match managed to stay in the game with his service games, where signed nine aces and suffered no punishment although he was twice without a margin.
This is why the match in two sets ended with deciding game. It was almost obvious, which through the games has become a reality. In both sets they didn’t take advantage and they hit the definition very tightly. This caused surprise in the development of tiebreakers, as the tie was never present there.
In both definitions, the Chilean was far superior to the German, managing to generate considerable entry advantages. Although the first decisive game finished 7-5, Jarry managed to be 4-1 at the start . In the second, the national tennis player managed to close the match very easily.
With this, Nicolás returns to settle in the ATP quarter-finals for the first time since becoming champion of the Bastad tournament in July 2019. Since this instance, already very distant, the former world 38 has experienced a total change. in his life , the one that began with the sanction for doping and that 18 months later they have it in the resurgence of his career.
Since May he has been on European lands competing for clay, since this season he has decided to skip the grass tour. A journey that is bearing fruit, since after seven tournaments (and three Challenger semi-finals) he is on the verge of returning to the top 100. In fact, if he wins in the next round, Jarry will be able to settle into this select group.
His rival in this challenge will be the Spaniard Albert Ramos Vinolas (40°) , seeded fourth and who has just beaten the Swiss Dominic Stricker (180th) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1. The one who was born in Barcelona is a surface specialist, so the duel that will be played tomorrow at one o’clock to be confirmed promises to be a complicated confrontation for the national, which in any case will reach at least 110th place in the world after crossing Switzerland. A feat that he will not forget, since after years of living through difficult times, the light seems to ring definitively. If it’s not this week, it will be soon. Jarry is at the top 100 level.
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