Nicolás Jarry advances to second round of US Open qualifying after overcoming difficult match

Nicolas Jarry (120 ATPº) lands a winner down the line and unleashes a scream. The “dale” was heard throughout Court 10 at Flushing Meadows, where the national tennis player made his debut in the US Open qualifiers, a tournament he hadn’t played in since 2019. The 3-6, 6-3 and 6-4 victory over Argentinian Facundo Díaz Acosta (228th) is an example of the complexity of the match.

The beginnings were not easy for the third racquet in the country. His serve wasn’t quite right in the first set, especially with the second serve. He also committed several unforced errors which allowed the trans-Andean southpaw to take the lead and get the break in the sixth game. From there, he had no problem closing the first quarter.

Nico was clear that if he wanted to qualify for the second round, he couldn’t afford the same licenses as in the initial round. Accompanied by loud encouragement from a top Chilean bar, Juan Ozón’s pupil began to land his serve more easily and put his rival in trouble on the return. So in the bedroom Game, made the long-awaited break on Díaz Acosta’s serve and took the lead. The trans-Andean managed to recover the break in the seventh. However, in the next, Jarry managed another Pause then he managed to win his serve and take it all in the last quarter.

With more confidence in his game and with a lot of winning shots, Jarry had enough composure not to give in. On the contrary, he made a fundamental break in the fifth game, which allowed him to continue on his way to victory, beyond that tonight he did not offer the best version of his game, but it was enough to win.

For the passage to the last lap, Jarry will face the American Bjorn Fratangelo (216th), who realized in an exciting match against the Argentinian Juan Bautista Torres (238th), 7-6 (4), 3-6 and 7-6 (4).