2024-08-05 06:09:49
Alejandro Tabilo and Nicolás Jarry are expected to make their debut in men’s doubles on Monday at 6:00 a.m. in Chile, against Italians Darderi and Musetti.
Sunday was not the best of days for Team Chile’s participation in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, after Alejandro Tabilo, Tomás Barrios and Nicolás Jarry said goodbye in the first round in singles.
The first to jump onto the field was Jano, who was defeated by the Russian Roman Safiullin (63rd), by 6-4 and 6-4, in a match where Tabilo was widely outclassed by his rival, who took the victory in about an hour.
Alejandro Tabilo’s (21st) options now lie in doubles, where with Nicolás Jarry he will face Italians Lorenzo Musetti and Luciano Darderi on Monday.
Then it was It’s Tomas Barrios’ turn, who was to face a renowned opponent, such as the Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo, who landed in Paris in the last few hours, after being champion in Umag.
Barrios (163rd) lost by a resounding 6-2 and 6-1while Cerúndolo now awaits the Frenchman Ugo Humbert, who left the Hungarian Fabian Marozsan on the way.
Chilean participation in men’s tennis, at least in singles, It ended with Nicolas Jarry’s stumble against Alexei Popyrin of Australialeaning by 6-3 and 7-6 (5).
Chile’s flag bearer at Paris 2024 arrived at the sporting event with medical complications, acknowledging that “it’s my best match in many weeks. There were good moments. I fought until the end. It would have been nice to go to a third. Losing in the first round is tough.”
Alejandro Tabilo and Nicolás Jarry are expected to make their debut in men’s doubles on Monday at 6:00 a.m. in Chile, against Italians Darderi and Musetti.