Garin goes down fighting Kyrgios and says goodbye to Wimbledon

The formidable passage of Christian Garin (45th) by Wimbledon ended in the quarter-finals. Nick Kyrgios (40°) stripped him of the dream of continuing to progress in the Cathedral and he beat him 6-4, 6-3 and 7-6(5) in the round of the best eight. The Chilean says goodbye with his head held high, because not only achieved his best Grand Slam performance , but also picked up a version that had not been shown on the circuit for a long time. Deeper and more intense, the bad feelings of the beginning of the year seem to have been overcome.

But bad taste will certainly be present. In such an important case and with the latent possibility of entering the top four of the biggest tournament in the world, it is impossible not to end up with the thorn of not being able to get the game off the ground. At first it looked like he would pull it off, but if the Grand Slams teach anything, it’s that to win you have to go through a very long battle first.

And it is that Garin’s debut could not be more promising. He went into breaking and in the first two games he lost no points . The Aussie looked sleepy and very erratic, almost making one think the discomfort he showed in his round of 16 or the complaint he received from his ex-girlfriend yesterday paralyzed him on the court 1 from Wimbledon.

This is where Nick had to rely on serve to get into the match (he came into this match with 100 aces in the tournament). A few good serves leveled things out and the match started to take on a more neutral tone. Christian was even more explosive and powerful , but the aussie managed to counter that with his weird and effective game. He doesn’t run, he doesn’t try too hard. It seems that he only hits and moves his opponent with spin and against the feet.

Thus it was 5-4 and return, a match where the national tennis player unfortunately showed his worst image. With his serve, he lost the game (and the set) with four unforced errors in a row .

This shot made the second set take on a different color. Without as much outburst, this section of the meeting was where Gago was worst. More mistakes came and fewer winning moves. Less momentum to look for the points as well.

This is how at 2-1 he was again broken and the partial went away. Although kept first-serve percentages close to 70% , the change occurred in the development of the points. And although he had a break option when it was 2-4, he couldn’t take advantage of it and the distance was already unattainable. Kyrgios closed the set with an ace and clenched his fist.

In the third set, the proposal was totally different. Garin realized he had no slack and went out to get the return. He came up with his first serve (85% efficiency until the tiebreaker) and had more winners (10) than he had made . This surprised a Kyrgios who showed a drop in his level and complained (more than usual) for the constant errors with his right.

A good example of the improvement of the north is that in in the first ten games of this set, he committed only one unforced error , of the six registered by the one born in Canberra. But that was not enough to be able to enjoy it on the scoreboard. Paired for much of this set, they reached the tiebreaker.

There they constantly gave the advantage. At first it looked like Kyrgios would easily take the partial, but the former world 17 went 5-3 and served . Something that unfortunately could not take advantage and ended up falling 7-5. The point at 5-5, where he got it twice in the net and couldn’t take advantage of it, will no doubt be spinning in his head.

With this, Kyrgios achieves his best appearance at a Grand Slam and becomes lowest-ranked player to reach Wimbledon semi-finals since 2008 . Garin, for his part, says goodbye to London, but calmly. The nightmare from the start of the year was left behind and on the British pitch he played like a top player again. The dream will continue on the North American asphalt.

After the defeat was over, Garin reviewed his time in London. “This result is very important to have experiences in these towers. My dream is to play these instances, to be there, you have to learn. I had to lose, but we will learn what we can do best. I already have five ATP titles and several Grand Slam Round of 16, now I have my first quarter-final,” Gago explained.

“I planned to play him and try to read his serve. I had a lot of opportunities that I couldn’t take advantage of, maybe I lacked a bit of concentration, but he also has merit for the level he shows. I am on the right track (…) I add experience and learning . I’m not so young anymore, but I’m happy with the race I’m doing and it motivates me a lot to keep working hard, to believe in my team.

“It’s motivating to have the opportunity to make history, but I’m going through a good process of change and improvement. I’m maturing in a way, I understand better what I’m doing. For part of the year I was under a lot of pressure that I didn’t know how to handle and taking advantage of it now feels good. I love representing my country and the support is appreciated, people are throwing you up. I continue to trust my process and the time will come to write history “, hill.

Meanwhile, Kyrgios was analyzing his presentation. “The atmosphere today was incredible. It was one of the most important games of my career and I’m very happy with the way I did. . I didn’t expect to reach a Wimbledon semi-final but I am very proud of my level and the work of my team “, he began by saying. “I was able to do ace in important moments, to vary my game and I’m ready for the semi-finals . But hey, there is still a long way to go, I prefer to focus on the dinner that my father is going to make and the film that we are going to see today“, he concluded.