translated from Spanish: Davis Cup: Chile confident in its level and looking to win the series in the tournament

The Chilean Davis Cup team is preparing for what will be the finals of the tournament in Spain, against Argentina and Germany. The first rival will be the Trasanino ensemble, and both Nicolás Jarry and Cristian Garin, main figures from Chile, have the conviction to be able to qualify for the next phase.” The goal is not to beat Argentina, it’s to qualify. In the other series (April 2018) we were very close, we made them suffer a lot. Now they’re going to be more concerned, but we have the goal of going as a group and sticking together, as a team,” Jarry said at a press conference. At his side was Garin, Chilean tennis’s first national racket, who agreed with his teammate.” It’s very even everything. I feel like we have the level to win both series. We are not favorites and we go from equal to equal and we will see what happens, the two teams are solid, with great singlists and doblists”, said “Gago”. “I’m proud to be playing there with the best countries in the world, something that a couple of years ago was unthinkable. We go with a lot of enthusiasm and desire to face the challenge. We are not favourites, but we can play it equal to any other,” added No. 34.Regarding how they see the Chilean team in the face of these duels, Jarry highlighted the strength that gives each one to play with his teammates representing the country. “We all arrived in different conditions, but regardless of that, the Davis Cup is a special tournament, one plays as a team and draws different forces than when you play on the circuit,” he said. For Garin, the moment of all players is the precise one, as they all come with good personal performance. “We are a young team, with Nico we were playing in the best tournaments, Tomás (Barrios) and Alejandro (Tabilo) also played better than other years. I feel like we all get a lot better. We all like to represent our country and we come at a good time,” he added confidently. Both also had words for Nicolas Massú, Chile’s Davis Cup captain, and agreed that his present with Austrian Dominic Thiem, world number five, helps the team as he is with the best in the ATP.” Massú has one more year of experience, seeing the best on the circuit. His level as a coach has gone up a lot, and we all appreciate what he does for us. He’s going to have more to tell us, and we’ll try to listen to him a lot more,” Jarry said. Share with the best every week and that will help us all,” Garin added in the same line. The Tank also analyzed what his campaign has been like on the circuit this year. “It’s been an effort award, I came at a very good time. It’s my last week competing and I want to do my best. We have a nice group ahead of us,” he said.Crisis del ATP en ChileThe former Jaime Fillol, father of the director of the ATP organization of Chile, Catalina Fillol, referred to the uncertainty that exists about the realization of the tournament in February next year, after it was known that the Ministry of Sport will not have its economic support estimated at $500,000, announced at the time by former Minister Pauline Kantor.” It’s hard. Catherine and Nico’s dad (Jarry) know that better, but we hope the championship can be won. It would be a gift,” he said. “There is the interest of the tennis players, it is the desire of the country and I think Nicolas and the boys want to play,” he added. Nicolas Jarry also lamented the uncertainty that exists about the completion of the championship. “We have the possibility of having the ATP and we hope that it can be given. If not now, let it be in the future. Cristian had the opportunity to play in Viña, but Tabilo, Barrios and I have not had the opportunity. We all want that,” the Tower closed.

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