The national tennis player fell 6-3, 6-7 (5) and 7-6 (3) against Yannick Hanfmann in qualifying and leaves the German grass early. Christian Garin will be the only Chilean representative in the final draw.
Tomás Barrios (126th) battled, but it did not reach him. The national tennis player entered the ATP 500 qualifying round in Halle just one day after leaving. Entering from the alternatives, thanks to two injuries, the chillanejo had to face the German Yannick Hanfmann (112th), before whom he fell 6-3, 6-7 (5) and 7-6 (3).
The Chilean, who was coming out of a good week at the Poznan Challenger, where he only succumbed in the final against Arthur Rinderknech (60th), fought for 2 hours and 56 minutes this Saturday. In the first set, things got complicated early for the national, as Hanfmann broke him on his first serve, keeping the advantage until the end of the set.
That stumbling block didn’t dampen Barrios’ spirit, that is. Everything seemed to lead to a quick end after another break against, however, he recovered and forced the decisive game where he won 7-5. In the final round, the story had a similar path, but a different outcome. Yannick Hanfmann was the one who showed the most balance in the tiebreaker, noted the Chilean’s wear and moved on to the next round. where he will face North American Maxime Cressy, after winning 7-3.
Despite the loss, Barrios did not show a negative performance in the grass . An important precedent, given that his next challenge on the circuit will be qualifying for Wimbledon, which begins on Monday June 20.
Regardless of the elimination of the native of the Ñuble region, Chile continues with a representative at the ATP 500 in Halle. Christian Garin (33rd) will face Sebastian Korda (38th) in the main draw on Monday. The first national racket, which has just fallen in the 3rd round of Roland-Garros against Andrey Rublev (8th), will experience its first challenge on grass so far this year.
Interestingly, his rival this week has been in the news in the country for the past few days, due to to his surprise appearance with the jersey of the University of Chile . “My physiotherapist is a huge Bulla fan,” he wrote on social media, prompting hundreds of reactions from fans of the lay team.
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