In a game where he struggled a lot with his serve, the Chilean lost 6-3, 6-1 to the 18-year-old Dane. His European clay-court tour now continues with ATP Munich.
The European clay tour did not start in the best way for Christian Garin. ANDThe Chilean fell 6-3 and 6-1 against Holger Rune (72nd) in the first round of the Belgrade Open, thus losing a good chance to score points for the classification. During the match, he was seen with numerous issues with the serve.
Complicated beginnings, since his rival is one of the great promises of European tennis. Former world number one in juniors , the Dane Holger Rune, had just won the Sanremo Challenger and passed the first round of the Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo, where he beat Aslan Karastev (30th). Full of confidence, the 18-year-old is a very solid and powerful player.
Something he showed from the start and that undermined the Chilean’s confidence. Early on, service was a problem for Gago, who started a lot of games 0-40 or 0-30 . While the stat to break points saved (11 of 17) is good, starting with giving that edge in your Games of service is a clear sign that things are not going well.
Thus, the fifth seed of the Serbian tournament bids farewell to the first round. He fell without appeal by 6-3 and 6-1, reducing the national delegation in Belgrade to a single player: Alejandro Tabilo (91st). Jano will play his first match on the brick dust of the Balkans this Tuesday against the German Oscar Otte (67°) at a time to be confirmed .
Remember that Garin had abandoned the Monte-Carlo Masters 1000 (where this tour was going to start) to better prepare for the Belgrade Open, since after reaching the ATP semi-finals in Houston, the time to prepare for the Principality tournament was practically nil.
But his revenge in the Masters 1000 will come in Madrid and Rome, two of the tournaments coming north. Before these competitions, he will compete in the ATP 250 in Munich, a championship where he won his second title in the most important tennis circuit in the world. In 2019 he beat Mateo Berrettini in the final.
Finally, the Serbian tournament continues to have its main attractions in competition. On Tuesday he will also play Dominic Thiem (54th) against John Millman (80th) , meeting in which the Austrian will seek his first victory after a six-month break due to his wrist injury. The pupil of Nicolás Massú was training today with world number one Novak Djokovic, who will also take part in the tournament. His debut will be on Wednesday, with a rival and schedule to be confirmed.
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