2024-09-23 21:55:31
The team captained by Nicolás Massú was unable to beat the Americans and is filled with doubts for the upcoming series.
Chile A black day ended this Wednesday, September 11th in the Davis Cupwhere the team captained by Nicolás Massú fell by 3-0 against the United States.
In the first turn, Cristian Garin (116° ATP) He came face to face with Reilly Opelka (309°)who won by 6-3, 4-6 y 7-6(3).
Despite the great game shown by the third national racket, he ended up succumbing to the powerful serve of the American with which he took the tiebreak and the first point of the series.
After that, Alejandro Tabilo (22nd) came onto the court with the obligation to win in order to tie the tie. However, he was unable to do so Brandon Nakashima (40°) and fell by 7-6(5), 2-6 y 7-6(3).
As with all the duels in the series, the match was even and was decided by a tiebreak in the third set, which the American won by losing only one serve against the three serves that Tabilo delivered. Thus, the second match ended with a definitive tiebreak of 7-6(3).
With Chile’s defeat confirmed against the United States in the first Davis Cup series, It was time for doubles.
The couple composed of Thomas Barrios and Matias Soto They gave a tough fight to the American duo of Rajeev Ram y Austin Krajicek.
The match started off great for the Chileans, who took the first set by 6-4. However, in the second set the Americans won the set by the same score.
With one set for each side and as was the trend in the early hours of the morning, the match was decided through a tiebreak, which ended with a 7-6(3) in favor of the United States.
When will Chile play in the Davis Cup again?
With this result against, Chile has the obligation to beat Germany in Davis Cup this Thursday, September 12, whose matches will be played from 00:00 hours (Chile time).
The Germans come into the series with our country full of confidence, after beating Slovakia with a resounding 3-0.