The national first racket defeated the Croatian in straight sets and will face Andrey Rublev. Meanwhile, Nicolás Jarry could not beat Holger Rune.
Alexandro Tabilo (21st) manages to win in Basel. The national tennis player He eliminated the Croatian Marin Cilic (202nd) in two sets, 7-6 and 7-6. The European athlete served through the set in both sets, but the Chilean managed to come back each time. On the official ATP networks they pointed out that the Canadian-born “tried his best to defeat Cilic.”
This Wednesday he will face Andrey Rublev (7th) in the round of 16. The Russian has just eliminated Nuno Borges (33rd) 6-3 and 6-2.
With his victory against Cilic, Tabilo leaves behind his elimination at the Almaty Tournament, where he surprised by losing to Gabriel Diallo, 118th in the world. He does so by beating a former top 10 and Grand Slam champion.
The Prince says goodbye
For his part, Nicolas Jarry (34th) could not beat the Dane Holger Rune (14th) and lost 6-4 and 7-6 (3). The man from Santiago did not have a bad match, but a break was enough for the European to win the first round. With this, he retained his advantage. In the deciding set, neither gave in. The Prince was combative and they ended up reaching the tie-break, where the Chilean failed to equalize the actions. He finally said goodbye in two sets.
With this result, the second racket of the country gives up 35 points. Outside Basel, Jarry is preparing his next challenge: the Paris Masters 1000, which begins on October 28. The traditional French tournament will be its last major championship of the season.
Source: Latercera
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