The Argentinian Federico Coria spoke in advance of his duel with the number one of our country. The match will take place this Wednesday at 7 p.m., on the tournament’s central court.
It was a vital match for Federico Coria . The brother of Guillermo and number 88 in the ATP ranking, faced the Slovak Alex Molcan (135th), in the first round of the Chile Open, and arrived with a negative charge in his debut, but managed to come out of it .
“The truth is that I am happy to have beaten Molcan (6-1 and 7-6), because He had beaten me twice before and one of them was very painful because it was at Roland Garros. “, said the Argentine tennis player during the post-match press conference.
However, his emotions were a real carousel, since in the next round (which will be played this Wednesday, at 7 p.m.), he will face our country’s number one and 22nd in the world, Nicolás Jarry. “Perhaps I would have liked to come out of another part of the picture, but also I know that I will experience something different in my career: I will play in a full stadium, which will be in Nico’s favor. and it’s also a good experience to live,” revealed the man from Rosario.
Then the opponent of the reigning ATP champion, originally from Santiago, confessed that the meetings he had with Jarry were always a problem without solution during his brilliant career. “The times we played he beat me and I had no problems, “But I understand that I was a weaker player and now I have been on the ATP Tour for a few years and I feel better prepared,” he admitted.
What will your strategy be? “I will have to resist the bombs, I will come with a helmet, a vest, to resist their missiles and try to spoil the match, in tennis terms, to thwart their game. “, he detailed. Projects that will try to seek their first victory against the national athlete, since in the Challenger of Santiago 2 in 2017 and Campinas in 2021 he was crushed by the one born on this side of the cordillera.
However, the memorable duel of the week did not stop Coria from talking about Marcelo Salas, with whom he even has photos, and his other passion: River Plate. “We remember Marcelo with great affection, because Chile has always belonged to River. They have Salas, Alexis Sánchez and we applaud Paulo Díaz in the match against Boca Juniors. And although Gary Medel played for Boca and Arturo Vidal is a fan, Chile belongs to River,” he joked.
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