Chile’s number one tennis player made his debut by beating Australian Jake Delaney to advance to the knockout stages of the tournament.
Christian Garin (85th in the ATP) managed to start 2023 in the right way. The Chilean tennis player competes in the Challenger in Nouméa, New Caledonia, where He made his successful debut after beating Australian Jake Delaney (1,226th at ATP) in straight sets in the Round of 16.
In the duel, which was played on hard ground, the 26-year-old Chilean managed to win the first set 6-4 and the second 6-2 , thus beating its rival without major complications. Note that Garin has not played a Challenger since 2018, so this victory marks his return to this type of competition after four years.
After the victory, Garin will continue his time in the tournament this Tuesday at 10:50 p.m. where he will face fellow Australian Thomas Fancutt (532nd ATP), seek to qualify for the quarter-finals. All this, in preparation for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam that the Chilean will play this year, which he brings directly into the main draw, without playing the qualifiers as the Chileans will have to do. Alejandro Tabilo (100°), Nicolas Jarry (152°) and Tomas Barrios (230°).
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The one who didn’t do so well was Tomás Barrios (230th), since, in the same Challenger in Noumea, he fell to Frenchman Geoffrey Blancaneaux (170th) in the round of 16. Note that the Chilean number four had not played a match since June 29, 2022, since he had to undergo surgery to recover from his right knee.
This absence from the courts weighed on the performance of Barrios on ocean cement, since, despite wins the first set 6-2, falls in the next two 6-3 and 6-2 thus making his debut and farewell to the tournament.
Nicolas Jarry (152°), for his part, He made his debut with a fall in the Canberra Challenger against the Swiss Leandro Riedi (157th), in the duel which took place on Sunday . The duel was very balanced, even winning both sets until the tie-break, however, the young 20-year-old Swiss tennis player managed to win 7-6 each time, which resulted in the debut of Jarry and his expulsion from the tournament.
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