“Retreat, villain!” : Christian Garin’s response to a detractor on social networks

Christian Garin prefers to remain silent. He responds, but without words. This Saturday, Chile lost to Canada in the Davis Cup, ending its chances of qualifying for the next round of the competition. One of the surprises of the day was the absence of the tennis player from Ariqueño in the squad. Gago played for the first team, but illness forced Alejandro Tabilo to replace him.

The explanation took a long time to arrive and, at first, it was thought to be a purely technical determination. Garin therefore began to receive multiple comments in the form of reproaches via social networks. The athlete errs on the side of caution and chooses not to counterattack with text. However, he exposes one of his detractors through an Instagram story.

User @gonzapenaf commented, without further hesitation: “Bad retirement!!! » The competitor did not write anything to him about this, but He decided to upload a screenshot of a photo of the guy who attacked him where he showcased his brand during a marathon. Garin, through his account @garincris, only published this message with three emoticons representing a laughing face, implying that the person commenting on it is far from high performance.

Despite everything, other Internet users show their support for Christian Garin. For example, in the same screenshot that the tennis player shows, we see how another user sends a positive message to the Chilean. This is an individual identified as @paolofaa, who commented: “Come on Garin, you can do it brother, positive mind, don’t let frustration get the better of you. You can”.

Gago’s attitude on social networks does not leave the Chilean team indifferent. In this direction, Nicolas Massu mentioned the disputes national on social networks. “I have been playing this sport for many years. I left a long time ago, when these platforms didn’t exist. “I think I have enough experience to know what to do in these cases and I try to pass it on to the boys.” said the Olympic medalist.

In this sense, the Viñamarino emphasizes that the appearance of these online communication channels occurred while he was finishing his career as a tennis player. “They try, day by day, to improve and they know that I have already experienced many years of the same thing. Towards the end of my career, social media arrived. They must care about their own history, their growth. Here we have created a large human group, which keeps me calm,” he remarked.

In addition, Massú reflected on feeling defeated, something that, in his opinion, is normal in sport and that leads them to denounce certain situations. “It’s important that losses are part of an athlete’s career, and it’s okay for them to hurt, because it means you care. You represent your country and you feel this internal drive to do your best. That’s why when you win you are very happy and when you lose you are sad. It means the team is committed, the boys want to move forward, they are worried and hurt,” he said.