Christian Garin falls in Eastbourne ATP first round and will drop out of top 50 after Wimbledon

Christian Garin added another loss in competition on a grass surface. The national tennis player, 44th in the ATP rankings, fell decisively against Australian Alex de Miñaur (24th) by a 6-3 double in the first round of the Eastbourne ATP and will leave the top 50 in three weeks.

The duel started negatively from the start, as the oceanic athlete took advantage of his first chance in the opening game to take Garin’s serve and take the lead.

The best national racket was able to recover it three Games later get 2-2. However, De Minaur attacked again in the fifth and finished victorious to return to the lead.

Of course, it wasn’t easy for him to confirm that, as Garin had two break chances which the Aussie defended to eventually lead 4-2.

Already in the ninth game, another break allowed De Miñaur to take the first set with a clear 6-3 .

In the second, Gago attempted to turn the match in his favor, getting two chances to take his rival’s serve in the first game, but was unsuccessful.

Everything continued its course until the sixth Game, when the oceanic hit another break. Garin showed no signs of giving up and in the eighth game he took three options from his rival to close the duel forward, Of course, he couldn’t do anything in the ninth, as De Miñaur managed to take the set 6-3 with his serve and the game. .

With that, the Australian will have to face the winner of the cross between his compatriot James Duckworth (77th) and the Italian Lorenzo Sonego (32nd).

For his part, Garin will have to focus on doubles, accompanied by Julio Peralta before preparing for Wimbledon, a tournament in which he will lose 180 points (due to the ATP penalty for the tournament) and for which he will be out of the game. the top 50 once the UK event is over.

Thomas Barrios cannot be present in the main draw of Wimbledon. The chillanejo (131st) fell in the first round of the classification against the American Christopher Eubanks (161st) in three sets of 4-6, 6-4 and 6-3 in a duel that lasted an hour and 58 minutes.

Confirming the Black Monday of Chilean Tennis, Gonzalo Lama (250º) was also fired when it premiered in the ratings of the Grand Slam Londoner the national player he fell 6-2 and 6-4 against Briton Aidan McHugh (353rd).