The national tennis player resumed play after a month and a half following a wrist injury and did so with a very good performance against the Czech Jiri Lehecka, whom he beat in four sets.
He wasn’t having a good time. Christian Garin (82nd) was desperate to get back to winning ways after more than a month with a left wrist injury and a major drop in the standings , mainly caused by the controversial decision of the ATP not to give points to Wimbledon, a tournament where the Chilean reached the quarter-finals. For this reason, what happened in the first round of the US Open was going to be a good thermometer to know his true physical and tennis condition. And despite a difficult start, Gago managed to beat the Czech Jiri Lehecka (61st) by 3-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5 and 6-1.
The game went from minus to plus for the pupil of Pepe Vendrell. An erratic start, with a rather loose European game, quickly disadvantaged the national. Two breaks in the first set were enough to cast doubt on what to really expect. A few minutes later, the situation got much worse, after Lehecka broke again in the second set and made it 5-2. However, Garin brought out the best of his repertoire and with a great attitude put forward the hierarchy to link and bring everything back to the decisive game where he played perfectly and closed it 7-3.
With the even match, the two had the opportunity to be unequal. In fact, the trend of the previous set repeated itself and once again the Chilean ended up with a Pause down. This time, yes, he reacted faster to equalise. From there, the parity would be broken with a break at the twelfth Game to start dooming the game.
The last set was a real walk for Garin, who with a rather loose forehand and his characteristic good backhand put his rival on the head, that he failed a lot and was psychologically destroyed after the returns of the national player. It was therefore not surprising that the chapter ended in an expressive 6-1, after three hours and seven minutes of play.
As for the numbers, Gago completed 31 wins and 44 unforced errors. In this last item, he proved to be far superior to his opponent, who committed 66 faults. a figure that explains the difference, especially in the key moments of the match.
For the passage to the next round, the national tennis player will face the Australian Álex de Miñaur (20th) , who beat Serbian Filip Krajinovic (44th) 7-5, 6-2, 6-3. The only confrontation between the two came in the round of 16 at Wimbledon, where Garin came back from a two-set deficit to win 2-6, 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-4, 7-6(6).
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Source: Latercera
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