Tennis Nicolas Jarry falls in a hard-fought match against Carlos Alcaraz and bids farewell to the Masters 1000 Paris-Bercy

Nicolás Jarry (37th) faced Carlos Alcaraz in the second round of the Masters 1000 Paris-Bercy after having achieved a very good performance in his debut against the Italian Lorenzo Sonego. The world number two – and heavy favorite due to Jannik Sinner’s last-minute defeat – appeared to be an interesting test. to find out how much his tennis has evolved after the health complications that affected him throughout the semester.

Despite his 7-5 and 6-1 defeat, the Chilean’s presentation left several very interesting things regarding their progress. He got off to a rough start, losing his serve in the second game of the first set after leading 40-0. A little nervous and making mistakes on his forehand, he ended up delivering his serve. However, He was credited with staying in the match and started to complicate things with deep returns to the Spaniard, good bottom defense and good net play, managing to get that break back in the ninth. game.

However, this momentum was not enough to take the set in Murcia. In the twelfth match, the student of Juan Ignacio Chela failed with his to drive and ended up delivering the first chapter with a double fault. A disconcerting end to a great performance from the national number two.

The second set quickly put Jarry with two break points in his favor, which he was unable to take advantage of. Alcaraz showed solidity with his first serve at the right times and was able to get out of this pressing situation. SO, In the third match, the grandson of Jaime Fillol once again had a chance to break, but once again the Hispanic managed to resolve this difficulty in a remarkable way.

Carlitos was not willing go through more worries and in the room games came back with great quality to break the serve of the native of Santiago and thus begin to regain the tranquility that was sometimes altered during the meeting.

That to break This was the key to tipping the scales. And even though Nico continued to fight and encourage himself, he continued to make mistakes (29 in total) and his rival did not fail. SO, Another break ended a match that was much closer than the final score and this, in any case, leaves the national tennis player with a better taste in the mouth and the hope of being able to return to his best level next year.

So, Nicolás Jarry closes a year marked by many ups and downs. On the one hand, he had a happy face with the finale at the ATP 250 in Buenos Aires and the Masters 1000 in Rome then gave way to a very tough second semester due to the vestibular neuronitis that afflicted him.

Alexandro Tabilo (22nd) faced a very tough challenge in the second round of the Paris tournament against the Greeks Stéfanos Tsitsipas (11th) a player who has had a somewhat inconsistent season, but it was still enough for him to win 6-3 and 6-4.

The match was quite balanced, the two tennis players maintaining their serve until the eighth game, where the European took advantage of some hesitations from the national player to break his serve and thus get back on track in the first set.

The second round promised to be different. An exchange of breaks in third and fourth games gave it a significant element of irregularity. With angled shots and greater intensity in the game, the left-hander complicated his rival. However, The student of Horacio Matta and Gonzalo Lama failed at a key moment and with a double fault he abandoned his serve in the ninth game. The break defined the match, as the Hellenes had no problem securing the victory.

The next step for the country’s number one before closing the season will be at the ATP 250 in Belgrade.