The Chilean beat Kazakh Timofey Skatov (229th) in sets of 6-2, 7-5 and 6-3. He thus manages to make his sixth participation at the Cathedral, a competition in which he reached the quarter-finals two years ago.
There will be three Chileans competing at Wimbledon. This Thursday, Christian Garin (113th) secured his place in the main draw of the tournament by solidly beating Kazakh Timofey Skatov (229th). Two hours and 33 minutes were enough for Gago to win in three sets, by partials of 6-2, 7-5 and 6-3. He will join Nicolás Jarry and Alejandro Tabilo, who will also participate in the third Grand Slam of the year.
During the first set, the Chilean broke twice. From the fifth Games He chained four consecutive victories, which allowed him to close the round without a major setback.
The second was the most complex. The one born in Petropavl showed his best level and there was no truce with Garin, so much so that no break was recorded until the twelfth game. There, the national representative managed to obtain a 7-5 in his favor.
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Finally, in the third, the Ariqueño overcame his rival’s serve in the sixth. Games to lead a 6-3 final.
He Grand Slam in which he has better results
Gago will meet his rival this Friday in the first round of the main draw, the day the draw will take place. It should be noted that his career in quality He started with a victory over the Frenchman Enzo Couacaud (195th), then he beat his compatriot Tomás Barrios (196th) and this Thursday said Skatov.
Wimbledon is the Grand Slam in which Garin has his best record in this type of tournament. This will be for the sixth time in the main board. In 2021, he qualified for the round of 16, where he lost to Novak Djokovic. The following year, he achieved his most remarkable performance by reaching the quarter-finals, but on this occasion, he was defeated by Nick Kyrgios. Last year he couldn’t be there, so 2024 will be his return to the Cathedral. In addition, for the third time, he exceeded the quality; Before, he did it in 2017 and 2018.
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