Clay arrives on the ATP Tour: Garin and Jarry prepare to start the brick dust tour on the right foot

The Chileans return to the ring on the professional circuit. While champion Santiago is seeded in Morocco, “Gago” returns to the city where he won his first 250 title.

The world of tennis is leaving behind the squeaks on the asphalt and fully embarking on the orange sock trick. The part of the calendar where national representatives are usually the protagonists, thanks to a surface they dominate and where they have played most of their lives. So there is no time to lose.

Nicolás Jarry (59th ATP) and Christian Garin (74th) will play this week, in the first seven days of the big brick dust tour of the year, because it must be remembered that South America already had a stretch on this surface. and because after Wimbledon, other European countries also return to organize events on clay. But none of that compares to this stretch which includes events like Roland Garros, Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome.

But to get to the Masters 1000 and the meeting in Paris, you have to add hours of play beforehand. That, and the ever-urgent need to score points, is what leads Jarry and Garin to resume their schedule this Tuesday. The first will take place in Marrakech and the second in Houston, the city where he won his first ATP title.

Jarry seeks to continue his ascent

After his dream week in Santiago, Jarry decided to take a break and get back on track. He says it himself in the interview he gave to La Tercera a few days ago. “We made the right decision with the whole team to stop for a week to enjoy it. Then two weeks of training, and now this preparation for the tournament. “, he explained.

This is why Morocco will be your first step with its new headquarters. This will be the eighth seed in a tournament that includes other personalities such as Lorenzo Musetti (21st), Daniel Evans (25th), Botic van de Zandschulp (32nd) and Richard Gasquet (40th) .

For the first round of the ATP 250 tournament, the Chilean will face the Italian Andrea Vavassori (201st), from the playoffs. There he won his two matches without losing sets, but against low level players. He first competed against the Bulgarian Alexandar Lazarov (281°) then against the local Reda Bennani (1374°).

This places the national tennis player as the big favorite for his first match, the one that takes place this Tuesday at 06:30 Chilean time . Then Jaume Munar (83rd) or Elliot Benchetrit (445th) could come.

Garin and the week after the dream

No one doubts that Christian Garin’s last three weeks will be the best he has had in a long time. The national left behind its doubts and its questions, to sign beautiful performances in Indian Wells and Miami. While in California he reached the round of 16, in Florida he managed to settle in the third round. In both tournaments, he had to bypass qualifying.

That’s why he comes to Houston refreshed. Reborn. He chose to stay in the United States and the clay court tour started there, on a much faster court than the Europeans. Garin will try to follow the winning path that started in the two North American Masters 1000s and established him once again in the Top 100.

To maintain these feelings, nothing better than a familiar ground. The Chilean was able to win his first ATP title in Houston, in April 2019, which is why he arrives as one of those who best knows the ground of the only American tournament that is played on brick dust.

In the first round, yes, it will not be easy. He will face another experienced surface player, the Bolivian Hugo Dellien. The duel will take place this Tuesday not before 2:20 p.m. in Chile.

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Source: Latercera

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