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Nicolas Jarry vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry: ATP Montre Carlo – first round
Two South American player will face each other in the opening round of the Monte Carlo Masters.
Nicolas Jarry Profile
Nicolas Jarry is currently 21st in the ATP rankings, three spots lower than his career high. The Chilean is 11-8 for the season and 4-3 on clay surfaces.
He is coming off a solid week in Miami, reaching the quarterfinal, where he lost to Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 7-6. In the previous rounds, he defeated Casper Ruud, Thiago Seyboth Wild, and John Draper.
Earlier this season, Jarry lost in the Buenos Aires final to Facundo Diaz Acosta, 6-3, 6-4.
This is Jarry’s second appearance in Monte Carlo after making it to the round of 16 last season.
Tomas Martin Etcheverry Profile
Tomas Martin Etcheverry is 31st in the rankings while his career-high was four places higher. The Argentinian is 7-8 for the season and 5-3 on clay courts.
The Argentinian is coming off a semifinal loss to Ben Shelton in Houston after winning the first set. That was his first semifinal this season after reaching the quarterfinals in Buenos Aires and Cordoba.
This will be Etcheverry’s first appearance in Monte Carlo.
Head-to-Head – Etcheverry leads 3-1
- Jarry vs Etcheverry 4-6, 7-5, ret. (2024 ATP Buenos Aires, quarterfinal)
- Jarry vs Etcheverry 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 (2023 ATP Santiago, final)
- Etcheverry vs Jarry 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (2022 Mexico City Challenger, semifinal)
- Etcheverry vs Jarry 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 (2022 ATP Cordoba, first round)
- Etcheverry vs Jarry 6-4, 6-1 (2021 Campinas Challenger, quarterfinal)
Prediction and Conclusion
Both players made a huge leap last season. From being stars on the Challenger Tour, especially at the tournaments played in South America, they are regulars at the best tournaments. Both players are close to the top 20 in the world, and going into the clay court part of the season, they will have a chance to make another step forward. Etcheverry won the first three matches against Jarry, but then the Chilean won the last two, including the final in Santiago last year. Jarry has a better serve, and Etcheverry had a medical timeout in his last match, which did not seem naïve. Given that and the recent matchups, we go with Jarry to win this one.
