The national team failed to beat the Germans in the group stage of the final of the traditional competition. Maximilian Marterer beat Tomas Barrios (6-1 and 6-3), while Yannick Hanfmann won against Alejandro Tabilo (7-5 and 6-4), while in doubles there was no better fortune for the Chileans either. In their debut, those led by Nicolás Massú had lost to the United States.
Chile failed against Germany on the second day of the Davis Cup. In this way, the national team hopes for a series of results to continue dreaming of reaching the final that will take place in Malaga. Now, he is far from depending on himself. In the first match of the day Maximilian Marterer beat Tomás Barrios 6-1, 6-3. SO, Alejandro Tabilo fell to Yannick Hanfmann, whom he had already beaten twice this year, 7-5 and 6-4. The national tennis players failed to break their rivals’ serve on any occasion.
On this occasion, Christian Garin was unable to play due to a contracture adding to the loss of Nicolás Jarry, who cannot leave behind the vestibular neuritis that affects his balance and coordination.
In doubles, the story was no different, as the duo of Tomás Barrios and Matías Soto succumbed to the Germans Tim Puetz and Kevin Krawietz 6-1 and 6-3. This Friday will be played USA-Slovakia, Saturday Germany-USA and Sunday Slovakia-Chile.
The current scenario leaves Chile on the brink of elimination. Calculations indicate that the team will need USA lose their next two series, against Germany and Slovakia. With this, and a victory of the nationals against the Slovaks, they would seek to reach a triple draw. Only then could they review the difference of the sets to define the classification. A complex panorama, since so far the students of Massú have not won any match.
Tabilo’s word
After losing to Yannick Hanfmann, the national number one analyzed his performances in China. “He served pretty well. They came out very strong. Yannick also attacks from all sides, he played very aggressively. “Maybe I could have been a little more aggressive in those key moments,” he said.
“He played very well, which comes with confidence and Yannick played pretty well. in key moments, so it’s a tough loss but we have to try to get the most out of the games,” he added.
Regarding the losses of Jarry and Garin, the Canadian native indicates that: “Everything complicates things, but it’s Davis and we have a strong team so we have to trust the team and unfortunately all these series did not happen. Everyone has to be ready for now, unfortunately I couldn’t bring anything in this series so we have to work and try to do our best for the next one.
For his part, Tomás Barrios made a self-criticism about his commitment to Maximilian Marterer. “He played at a high level. I didn’t do it in the best way, it was difficult for me to take the initiative. “He took control and I didn’t serve well at all,” he said.
Source: Latercera
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