Christian Garin reacts in time and wins a grueling duel to advance to the second round of the ATP in Rio de Janeiro

Gago beat Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena in sets of 2-6, 7-6 and 6-3. From now on, a rival awaits him, the one who will emerge from the clash between the Frenchman Arthur Fils and the Brazilian Joao Fonseca.

It’s been a long time since Christian Garin (88th) had such a happy day . After beating Roberto Carballes Baena (66th), the Chilean shook his clothes, as if trying to get rid of the bad streak that was following him. He carried out this notorious gesture with obvious signs of physical exhaustion and before the cry of the Chileans who at that time were still present on court 2 of the ATP in Rio de Janeiro, in a match that started on Tuesday and ended on Wednesday.

The rain made us wait for Gago to return. The engagement was agreed for 4:30 p.m. in Chile, but it started after 9:00 p.m. The national athlete suffered from physical discomfort which forced him to leave the ATP in Córdoba on February 6.

This Tuesday, upon his return, had to face the aforementioned Roberto Carballes Baena against whom they had a 1-0 history after their defeat at the ATP Barcelona in 2019. Now that figure is even.

The beginnings were difficult. He lost the first game on serve, which conditioned him for the rest of the set. Finally, Carballes Baena closed everything with a break in the eighth Games to condemn a 6-2, in 42 minutes.

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A nice reaction

At the start of the second set, Garin continued without finding solidity in his serve and lost with his serve. But the Chilean fought back, breaking twice to take a 6-5 advantage. Unfortunately, it failed again when it was supposed to serve the purpose. However, this did not affect him, as he continued his good pace and won the tie-break 7-1.

Already in the third set, the 27-year-old tennis player broke at the start, which then gave him the match. Of course, in recent matches he has been seen with obvious physical problems following a grueling match. He even had a tense argument with the chair umpire after being fined foot fault . After that, they gave him a warning.

However, these disadvantages did not remove him from the engagement and he closed everything with a 6-3. in three hours and three minutes of play. Now the national athlete is waiting for a rival in the second round of the tournament, which will emerge from the confrontation between the Frenchman Arthur Fils and the Brazilian Joao Fonseca.

Thus, Chilean tennis finds itself with two representatives in Rio de Janeiro. Gago joins Tomás Barrios, who will face the Briton Cameron Norrie this Wednesday. Alejandro Tabilo and Nicolás Jarry had a different chance, who lost in the first round.

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