Today’s best national tennis player defeated Argentina’s Facundo Díaz in an electrifying match that stretched to seven matches in straight sets.
Christian Garin (85th at ATP) is still intractable in his time during the tournament which takes place in New Caledonia. On this occasion, he was to face the young Argentinian tennis player Facundo Díaz (191°), his highest ranked rival in the tournament so far.
The match was not easy for Garin, as the first set was hotly contested between the two players, so much so that it ended up stretching over seven games, where Chile’s number one racquet imposed its category and managed to close the first set with a result of 7-5.
The story wasn’t much different for the rest of the match, as the trans-Andean tennis player returned to fight Garin in every match until the last drop. However, The Chilean won again with the same result as in the first set, a 7-5 which allowed him to settle in the semi-finals after around two hours of play.
Previously, the Chilean had won without major complications on his debut against Australian Jake Delaney (1226th in the ATP) by 6-4 and 6-2 , which installed him in the round of 16. In his next match, he faces his fellow Australian Thomas Fancutt (532nd at ATP) to claim a place in the quarterfinals, which he achieved after beating his opponent with a 6-3 brace.
Garin’s performance in the current tournament played on ocean land was outstanding. He is the only player not to drop a set in the entire tournament, which may position him as a strong candidate to win an eventual final. . To reach this goal, Gago will have to face the Italian Raul Brancaccio (194°) on Friday at 4:00 a.m. . Brancaccio has just triumphed against Frenchman Benoit Paire (179th), falling in the first set 7-5, but getting the comeback in the following, with results of 6-0 and 6-3.
In case of obtaining the long-awaited pass for the final, the best national tennis player of today has two possible rivals: andBriton Ryan Peniston (167th) or Frenchman Laurent Lokoli (204th), who will play their semi-final key on the same day as Gago, but at 2:30 am. The final has not yet been announced.
Next challenges for Chilean tennis
It should be remembered that the Challenger that Garin currently plays serves as a preparation for the great challenges that Chilean tennis will have during this 2023. The first of them will be the Australian Open, in which the native of Arica has managed to get straight to the main draw. . Said competition will begin on January 15 and culminate on the 29th of the same month.
The next challenge will be the Davis Cup. Nicolás Massú’s team presented the following team to challenge said instance: Cristian Garin (85th), Alejandro Tabilo (100th), Nicolás Jarry (152nd), Tomás Barrios (230th) and Gonzalo Lama (261st). All five players are top-rated in domestic media, so it is expected to get a good result in the match against Kazakhstan which will be played at La Serena on February 4-5.
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