Garin in front of Kyrgios: the moment the Australian defended the Chilean from attacks on social networks

Garin has never met Nick Kyrgios as professionals. Tomorrow at Wimbledon, it will be the first time, since a distant 2013 when he was still a junior, that the Chilean and the Australian meet officially. A relationship that, although it did not coincide on the track, had chapters outside of it. Most memorable, when Canberra came to Christian’s defense after criticism received on social media for leaving Tokyo 2020.

It was also at Wimbledon, but in 2021. The news that the Chilean was going to withdraw from the Olympics to recover his body after a demanding season, This caused much annoyance to the national fanatic, who heavily attacked Garin. The pressure was such that the player himself had to tell what he was going through.

After that, many players gave the Tank a boost, including Kyrgios. The Australian felt very represented by the national tennis player’s situation and took advantage of a press conference at the British Grand Slam to publicly support him.

“People are stupid on social media. Everyone thinks he has a voice type and that’s bad because it can affect people’s mental health. Garin did nothing wrong, I saw his results and they are good. I think he’s done really well and it’s not like Chile has been able to develop a lot of players lately. So for a player like him to be told these things is ridiculous. commented “the Aussie”, who for years was one of the most criticized players on the circuit, which led him to suffer from depression.

He also dipped into it on this occasion, delivering a promising message about Christian. “It got really bad for me, to the point where I didn’t want to go out and compete anymore because I knew all the comments would be negative and hurtful. Racist or other comments, which really destroyed my confidence. So my message to the players and to Christian is to keep going. Garin is 23, he’s going to have an amazing career, so my advice is to try and block that.” commented on the current 40 in the world.

It is in this line that he gave his full support to the national tennis player for his decision not to play in the Olympic Games, declaring that it was “terrible” to hear that he was receiving criticism on the networks social and sent a harsh message to the people who have these practices. “As players, we can’t defend ourselves, because it will never stop. With the way social media evolves, they will always be there. Parts of them are amazing, like watching your favorite athletes. But there are people who have nothing in their life and just have to find things to hit others with. It’s terrible, really hard “, hill.

A year later, the faces will be seen. Kyrgios’ statements suggest that the respect is still held and that a certain part, at the time, was reflected in Garin. The first handshake will take place at Wimbledon, perhaps with this memory still in mind.