Christian Garin’s heartbreaking confession after his fall at the Chile Open: “Today I can lose to anyone”

The defeat against Tomás Barrios in the first round of the Chile Open hit Christian Garin hard. The North American fell again at the start of the South American tour and made harsh statements at the press conference. He talked about everything. From the state of the court to the complex moment of tennis taking place.

Powerful phrases that stood out from minute one: “I feel like today I can lose to anyone. I am at a very low level . I said it before the week, a lot of pain. “This time I don’t feel good on the pitch,” he said straight away.

The tone he continued to display throughout the meeting with the press: “I don’t know what to say, I don’t have a strategy. I try every day, I get up, I train, I play with the pain, it doesn’t go away. It’s difficult, it’s frustrating, I don’t know what’s happening, I can’t find myself. I play horribly. I ache all over. No matter how much I try, it doesn’t work. “That things are not going well, that playing so badly, it’s depressing,” he added.

It was then that he also addressed another of the most relevant topics of this Chilean Open: the state of the field. The former world number 17 came out tough and made his position clear on the Center Court floor. “I hate to say it, because I really enjoy this tournament, but I think This is by far the worst court I have played on, in an ATP tournament. . “I don’t know what happened that made it so bad,” he said.

Finally, he was consulted about the possibility of replaying Challenger tournaments, since due to the ranking his options of being able to be present at the most important events of the circuit are in question. “I have a personality that likes to keep trying. Look for solutions, see the return. Now I feel that more than the mental, it’s the physical “, he commented.