In the prelude to a new day of Challenger, Chilean tennis stomps with its most powerful cards: Alejandro Tabilo (97th) Y Nicolas Jarry (134º) They will go in search of access to the quarterfinals in their respective competitions.
First, Tabilo will be looking to crack the top eight for the fourth time this season. He already did it in ATP of Córdoba and in the ATP and Challenger of Santiago. This time it will be measured against the Swiss Alexander Ritschard (211th) for the Sarasota Challengerwhere the faces will be seen for the first time.
With the victory in the first round against Alex Rybakov (366º) see 6-3 y 6-4, the Chilean reached 20 wins so far this season with a record of 20-7, which allowed him to position himself within the Top 100 for the first time at the end of March.
In the case of the Swiss, he will also look for his fourth access to this instance. The plus that Tabilo’s rival has is that he comes from beating a great category player as he is Tennys Sandgren (165º) by 7-5 and 6-3.
On the other hand, in the San Luis Potosi Challenger, Nicolas Jarry will seek to get the favorite badge against the Brazilian Gilbert Klier Junior (397º) to get into the quarterfinals.
With an hour and 13 minutes more on the court, the Chilean has just beaten the Austrian Gerald Melzer (252º)where he had to come back from a tough match 2-6, 6-3 and 7-6 (4), while his rival barely suffered with a 7-6 (7) and 6-4 in his favor.
However, with the victory in the first round, The 2019 Bastad ATP 250 champion has already secured at least six places on the world rankings, moving him ever closer to the Top 100.
