Christian Garin beats Fils to reach Estoril Open quarter-finals

Christian Garin continues in the fight to win the title of the Estoril Open held in Portugal. During the day of this Thursday the Chilean, 112th in the ATP ranking, He beat Frenchman Arthur Fils (37th) 2-6, 6-4 and 6-4 in two hours and 15 minutes of competition. .

In the first set, the complications for the now fourth national racket began in the fourth match. At that moment, the Frenchman put pressure on the Chilean’s game and obtained the first break of the duel.

The effort ended up paying off in the Games following. When the Frenchman had to confirm the point obtained, Garin forced the score and after leaving it 0-40, he equalized the situation again.

However, the exchange of breaks continued in the sixth game where Fils took the advantage again 4-2 then another loss of service from Garin in the eighth allowed him to close the set 6-2. .

So, Garin had to go all out in the second set to stay in the title race. A new series of mutual ruptures between the third and the fifth Games This allowed the national tennis player to benefit from an advantage that he was able to manage without complications tie the match 6-4 .

In the final round, Fils tried to avoid the fall by pressing in the second Games. The Chilean, however, was able to resist the pressure to save a break point and maintain his serve.

Already in the seventh match, Gago tried to take advantage of his rival’s weaknesses. There he had two break options in his favor, but the Frenchman managed to keep his serve .

However, in the ninth game, the key moment arrived. Sons couldn’t take a 40-15 lead in their favor and the first chance they had, Garin attacked to snatch the serve from his opponent, which later allowed him to close the third set and the match with a new 6-4. .

Thus, Christian Garin ensured his presence in the quarter-finals of Estoril where he will now have to face local representative Nuno Borges (62nd) who eliminated the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (24th) 7-6(4) and 6-3.