Christian Garin is as happy as he is tired. “Exhausted” is the concept he uses to define how he feels after the exhausting battle against Australian Alex de Miñaur, whom he managed to beat in five sets, after four hours and 38 minutes of work. It does not matter and if it was really relevant, for the arican it is not. He knows he is making history at Wimbledon, the most traditional tennis tournament in the world. He moved into the quarter-finals and, in addition to dreaming, he registered his name with those of Luis Ayala, Ricardo Acuña and Fernando González as the only nationals to have achieved the feat. .

“It was a very tough fight, a battle. He’s an incredible player, one of the best on grass, I’m sick of it, I gave it my all . Victory was for him or for me, we both fought. Nobody knows what happened in the tie-break, I tried to be aggressive, to go to the net and to take advantage of my serve”, summarizes today the best Chilean tennis player.

“I’ve worked hard all my life to be in this position. It’s my favorite tournament, I love being in London. It’s a dream for me to be in the quarter-finals”, he develops , telling the story of an old wish granted.

“In the first set he was superior, he took advantage of it, I had my chances and I didn’t know how to take them.. After that I tried to fight, to serve better, I tried to go more and be more aggressive to close the points. In the end I was a little more aggressive than him, I went after him and that made the difference. In the third set I felt very good, in the fourth set I played very well. I quickly started to settle down and went to get him. The key moment was the third set, that 5-5 break point that I don’t know how I won, but that’s tennis, you have to fight for every point, you have fun. I learn more in the victories “, he summarized about the course of the meeting.

“I was looking for it for a long time “, he graphs, to achieve a goal which, in addition, represents a revitalization of his career. In recent months, his ranking has continued to fall, to the point that his name has disappeared from the group of the top 40 on the circuit. However, led by the Spaniard Pepe Vendrell, he persists in the objective of re-enchanting himself and finding his best level. “With my team we left a short time ago, but from the first moment that was it “, he argues.

The rest of the formula is explained by Garin himself. “Work, work. The price comes now “, summarizes. “We don’t look for it, but it excites me a lot “, he tries to sum up about the sensations produced by the success he won on the London lawn.

For now, priority is given to energy recovery. “Now I go straight to the bathroom, to the mirror, to recover. I want to be 100% “, he confides in relation to the destination that he will give him in the next few hours, always with the aim of getting back in shape, after an intense effort.

The time to analyze the next obstacle that will arise on the road will come later, the Australian Nick Kyrgios (40th). However, the next goal is already installed in his mind. “I will give everything to win and enjoy it “, he concludes.