Giving a good performance, the Chilean tennis player won without major problems at the start of his tour on clay.
After three very successful weeks at the Indian Wells and Miami Masters 1,000, Christian Garin (74th ATP) started his season on clay at the ATP 250 in Houston a contest he already won in 2019 (he beat Casper Ruud in the final) and reached the semi-finals last year. In front of him was the Bolivian Hugo Dellien (112th) , an opponent always difficult on this surface and who had just won the Challenger in Santiago. However, This posed no problem for the second national racket, which won 6-3 and 6-0.
With a flawless backhand down the line, the Chilean held his rival’s serve in the opener which gave him more peace of mind for the rest of the set. In addition, he once again confirmed his good level and an evolution in his shots. SO, again he was seen very loose with his right foot and also shut down several points in the net, taking advantage of the difference in speed of those shots to get closer.
The Altiplano, for his part, attempted to implement his attrition strategy from the bottom of heavy center court at the River Oaks Country Club, but disagreeing with the first serve and not having a shot that made the difference, the match ended. it complicated it and Gago was able to take advantage of this gap to master the process. Even the difference in the first set could have been more comfortable, as the national tennis player lost two break points in the fifth match. But that was only an anecdote, since in the ninth Games the Arica-born once again broke his rival’s serve to win the first set.
unstoppable
The tone didn’t change much in the second set. The difference in ball speed imposed by Garin remained an insurmountable obstacle for Dellien. For that, It was no surprise that Andrés Schneiter’s pupil quickly broke in game two. By then, the successful outcome of the meeting was only a matter of minutes.
A new break has only confirmed this trend and Gago walked towards an indisputable victory, which he closed with a magnificent who passed backward , full of wrist and control. In short, a triumph that leaves many positive signs for what is to come for him.
Christian Garin’s next rival will be promising local credit Brandon Nakashima (44th) , who was bye in the first round to be the third seed in the contest. A difficult obstacle in the fight to defend the points obtained last year. However, The Chilean is already showing signs of a concrete recovery that allows him to be excited not only about the victory in the United States.
“I played very well, very aggressive. Very happy with this first match of my season on clay” commented the national after his promising debut.
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