translated from Spanish: Tennis: Nicolas Jarry was crowned Salinas Challenger 80 champion

Chilean tennis player Nicolás Jarry (507th in the world rankings) was crowned champion on Monday of the Challenger 80 of Salinas, Ecuador, a contest that was played on hard courts and that delivered just over 50 thousand dollars in prizes. On the last step of the road to the title, Jaime Fillol’s grandson took out in long passages the tennis that had him as 38 of the orb and imposed without great complications to Colombian Nicolás Mejía (382o) by partials of 7-6 (7) and 6-1.In his first definition after returning to the activity after positive for doping, the new fourth national racket did not fail in the middle of the world and will make another great leap in the standings. The first set was characterized by the good service game of both. None gave up their serve, so the sleeve was diluted in the tiebreak. In the tiebreaker, Jarry seemed to comfortably close the set by setting a blunt 6-1. However, the ‘coffee maker’ reacted, did not lower his arms and managed to match the score 6-6. Finally, the Chilean did not falter, regained the concentration and closed with a 9-7.In the second chapter, the 25-year-old santiaguino took advantage of the lead and practically overstepped a rival who makes his first weapons in professionalism and who came surprisingly to the definition in Salinas.So Jarry quickly placed himself 5-0 up before the executioner of Tomás Barrios in the quarters , continued to maintain mental strength and solidity in service, closing the match smoothly. Eleventh professionalism title for the ruthless national player, fourth in Challengers. That’s joined by six Futures and one ATP, enough in 2019.

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