The national tennis player struggled, but lost 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to the American. Beyond the fall, the duel was marked by a controversial arbitration decision which harmed him. The final will oppose him to his compatriot Reilly Opelka.
Christian Garin (29th) fell to John Isner (27th), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, in the ATP 250 semifinals in Houston, in a duel that started well for the Chilean, but ended in the worst possible way. A controversy in the second round ended up decanting the course of the match in favor of the American.
The start was even, as is customary in these cases. None of the tennis players wanted to give up their serve and that’s why they started tied, reaching 3-3. It was after this moment that the Chilean broke, after the American had committed a double fault. Great luck that put him on top.
In his service, the Arican suffered more than he should have. It looked like he didn’t ratify the advantage, being 30-0, however, he went forward and was able to come back. The title put him with a 6-4. In 36 minutes, the Chilean showed he was coming out of bad times. His coach, Pepe Vendrell calmly observed how his director applied what he had prepared over the past few weeks. He had already predicted that the national tennis player looked very impatient in training.
the great controversy
A sore finger complicated the first national racket at the start of the second set. Then, in the second game and on his serve, Garin struggled to save a break point, when the linesman accused him of a non-existent foot fault.
In the image, it was appreciated that he did not walk the line, which led to many claims. Of course, at that time, there was not much to do. 2-0 for the North American, who then ratified the increase in the advantage. The justified complaints continued, but John Isner didn’t miss the chance and didn’t back down either, taking the second half clear 6-3.
The decision of the lack generated many repercussions in the social networks. Even Argentinian tennis player Federico Coria addressed the situation via his Twitter, speaking badly of the linesman who made the decision. It was one of the many comments there were.
supremacy in the third
The afternoon trend continued in the third set. None of them lost their service at the start. Garin was looking for the final, to go for the definitive defense of the title he won in 2019. But the road turned uphill. On the Chilean’s third serve, his rival broke him and led 3-2.
The match continued its course and finally it was 6-4 on aggregate. The final score was 4-6, 6-3 and 6-4 for Isner. The big argument for the winner was the service, reaching an impressive figure of 17 ace even defining the match with one.
Beyond the fall, Christian Garin had his best week so far this year. Despite everything, he will drop to 31st place in the next update of the ATP rankings.
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