Garin’s sadness after his elimination at the Australian Open: “There aren’t many explanations; it hurts”

Christian Garin (88th in the ATP ranking) fell surprisingly in the first round of the first Grand Slam of 2024 against the Australian Christopher O’Connell (71°) in an intense match that took place in five tight sets. After four hours and 21 minutes, the Ariqueño gave his impressions to Sporty on the duel which ended in defeat against 3-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 and 7-5 .

The stage between the two Top 100 athletes took place on court 3 of the Melbourne Park . There, Garín enjoyed great support from some compatriots who came to harangue him despite the vast local presence which encouraged the Australian.

After leading a set and a break early on, Gago was unable to maintain the advantage in the second set. . In the fifth game, O’Connell fought back and got the first break in his favor. Despite the attack of the Chilean which equalized the actions 3-3, The 71st world athlete tightened and left the reaction of the national racket sterile with a fence of 7-5 .

The 27-year-old then again imposed conditions on the third part l showing confidence in his service and end it with a 6-4 victory . However, in the fourth set he was irrevocably defeated by O’Connell Who He took advantage of Garín’s doubts in the fourth and sixth Games and I made it 6-1 .

Thus, everything came down to the fifth and decisive set. With a climate faithful to the style of the final of the Davis Cup or the Grand Slam due to the burning atmosphere between the two supporters, The Australian had served for a match point when they were 5-4, but that was when Gago saw top-level tennis. , who masterfully broke away from a setback which raised the ovation of all the compatriots who arrived en masse on the circuit based in Melbourne. However, as the minutes passed, the Chilean He couldn’t keep his game up and his rival ended up with the next two Games and the matches .

Once the meeting is over, Sporty was able to obtain the first statements from Christian Garín after being eliminated from the 2024 Australian Open. “The second set was more complicated for me than necessary because I had it well under control, I achieved a to break very stupid and then the game changes a lot, it becomes a battle. I think the second set was a bit over my head as I should have won it, I was dominating quite comfortably and lost two Games quickly and then I have a breaking point in a game that makes me an ace, throws serve and net, two lines” said the Arica native, recounting what his match against the Australian was like.

Eliminated prematurely from the first major competition of the year, Gago did not hide his disappointment at leaving Melbourne prematurely. “These are matches that sometimes don’t have much explanation and that hurts a lot, but let’s continue” closed 88th in the world.

With this fall, Christian Garin ended up repeating its same fate Australian Open 2023 . On this occasion, the national tennis player was overtaken by the American Sébastien Korda in the first round of the competition.