The Chilean tennis player (159th) won against the German Marko Topo (361st), 6-3, 6-4, in the first round of qualifying for the Teutonic tournament.
Christian Garin (119th in the ATP ranking) raises his head. The native of Arica has left behind his controversial abandonment in the round of 16 of the Tampere Challenger and returned to joy. The national tennis player beat the German Marko Topo (361st) by partials of 6-3 and 6-4, and qualified for the second round of the ATP 500 qualification in Hamburg. .
He had a round day at Am Rothenbaum, just two days after his raucous defeat. The Tank demonstrated its superiority and won in two sets, in almost an hour and a half of the match. Now he will have to face the last round before qualifying for the main draw of one of the most prestigious clay-court tournaments in the world.
Garin’s next opponent will be Kimmer Coppejans (162nd) , in what will be an unprecedented showdown between the two. The Belgian won against the Argentinian Thiago Tirante by 6-1 and 7-6.
regain confidence
Garin is looking for his best after suffering a broken rib, an injury that sidelined him for more than two months. The Chilean made his return to the Milan Challenger earlier this month. In the Italian contest he came back with a loss to Luciano Darderi, who won in straight sets.
A week later, he returned to winning ways after beating Swede Dragos Nicolae Madaras (203rd), 7-5 and 6-2, in the Iasi Challenger. In the said tournament, played in Finland, the national team reached the semi-finals. However, he was unable to face the Spaniard Bernabé Zapata Miralles (53rd), who prevented him from competing for the definition of the title.
In this sense, two days ago he suffered a sharp fall. The Chilean tennis player, who once reached 17th place in the ATP rankings, suffered with the Tunisian Mohamed Aziz Dougaz (241°) in the round of 16 of the Tampere Challenger.
Garin double faulted which triggered his frustration. The mistake gave the fourth straight game to the African, who had already won the first round. “I’m going home,” he heard the national channel say. who has decided to end his participation in the Finnish competition.
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