The serial couple that was defined by very little was the disputed couple Chile and Canada in the United Cup in Sydney, the North American team won 2-1With victories in women's singles and mixed doubles. The team, led by Jaime Faillol, showed good tennis, but it was not enough to achieve victory.
Fernandez imposes his hierarchy before Siegel
He played a good game Daniela Siegel (668) vs. 2021 US Open finalist, Leyla Fernandez (35)Despite the defeat in front of 6-2 and 6-3. The Chilean started with predictable tension, and little by little she adapted to the game, although it was very difficult to counter the changes in pace imposed by her left foot.
In the second set, Pantera played more easily, starting with breaks, and sometimes taking the initiative in the match. However, Fernandez began to shorten the points by going up to the net, and quickly regained control of the match, breaking his serve twice to end the match.
Gary starts the year with a win
It wasn't against a budgeted competitor, however Nicholas Jarry (19) He was able to start the 2024 season with victory. The first Chilean racket beat Steven Diez 7-5, 6-4 (314th place). To equalize the chain. The Chilean remained in control of the proceedings through his service, and did not have any major problems in this aspect. After putting pressure on his return in the twelfth game, he took advantage of a double fault from the Canadian to get the first break of the match, which also meant winning the set.
The second round witnessed a similar process, as the citizen did not face many difficulties when serving, and was able to put his opponent in trouble due to the greater speed of the ball. The break came in the tenth half, taking advantage of the first opportunity to settle the match with a wonderful cross pass from the right side to decide the match.
Barrios and Segel were on the verge of victory
Thomas BarriosWho replaced Nicholas Gary W Daniela SiegelThey were unable to decide the series in favor of Chile After falling 7-5, 4-6, 10-8 to Steven Diez and Laila Fernandez In an encounter that was outlined with very few details. After a poor start, in which they were 4-0 down, the Chileans battled back in the first set, but a break of Siegel closed out the first set.
This improvement that we saw in the first set was reflected on the scoreboard in the second act, as Siegel played very well from the back of the court, attacking the serve of Diez, who, although he was very attentive at the net, was capable of it from the back. . See very complicated. Thus, they sent the duel to a super tiebreaker, where they led 8-6, but the Canadians came back, winning four straight points to seal the victory.
On Monday, the national team will conclude the group stage by facing Greece, at 8:30 pm in Chile. Daniela Siegel will face Maria Sakkari, while Nicolas Jarry will do the same against Stefanos Tsitsipas.
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