Cristian Garin

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Wimby21: pierwszy raz w 4. rundzie Wimbledonu.

[17] Cristian Garín d. Pedro Martínez 6‑4 6‑3 4‑6 6‑4

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Garin Eager For Djokovic Clash: ‘I Really Enjoy Challenges Like This’

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Chilean seeking first Grand Slam quarter-final at Wimbledon
Cristian Garin arrived at the All England Club without a win to his name at Wimbledon, and without any grass-court matches played in 2021. Now the 17th seed is set to face World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the fourth round and sits one win away from his best Grand Slam result to date.

Not bad for a player who is best known for his clay-court prowess.

All five of the World No. 20’s tour-level titles have come on clay, including his most recent triumph at this year’s Chile Dove Men+Care Open on home soil in Santiago. But the Chilean always knew he had a game for all surfaces. It just took a change in mentality to finally break through.

“I think what I have improved the most is that I feel I’m playing much more concentrated on every point,” Garin said. “Obviously, I have a lot to keep improving. But now I am giving more importance to every single game of a match and valuing every moment.

“This is not always easy, because I have played some very difficult and long matches, and you have to be at 100 per cent in every moment. But my concentration has improved a lot.”

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Garin will need every ounce of concentration in his next match against top seed Djokovic. It will be the Chilean’s first ATP Head2Head meeting with a member of the ‘Big Three’ – Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer – at a Grand Slam, and his first appearance on Wimbledon’s Centre Court.

The 25-year-old seemed eager for the challenge after making it through a gruelling, rain-affected first week. Garin needed five sets to see off Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the first round, and then played four-setters on back-to-back days against Marc Polmans and Pedro Martinez before booking a meeting with Djokovic.

“ happy, because I really enjoy facing these kinds of challenges,” Garin said of playing against the World No. 1. “I think they will serve me well. I still have not played against any of the ‘Big Three’ at a Grand Slam, so I am pleased.

“I’m very pleased with my week and now I’m only thinking of recovering physically. I take it calmly, I think these are the kinds of big matches that I enjoy playing. Results aside, I want to go out and give it my all, just as I’ve been trying to do all year.”

Garin has been from strength to strength this year, recording some of the best results of his career. After lifting the trophy in Santiago, Garin went on to reach his second ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final in Madrid before making his first appearance in a Grand Slam fourth round at Roland Garros (l. to Medvedev).

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Garin is the first Chilean player to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon in 16 years, since Fernando Gonzalez’s 2005 run to the quarter-finals (l. to Federer).

“I’m very happy. I did not arrive with any tournaments on grass, but I think the fact that I arrived here one week early to train well physically after Roland Garros worked very well for me,” Garin said. “I was able to rest and be very motivated when I came here. I think that I’m in good form.

“This year, I think I have been doing things very well. So these results, it’s a sign that hard work pays off and I can see that now.”

Garin will take the two-time defending champion Djokovic in the first match on Centre Court on Monday.

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Garin Begins Bastad Campaign

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The second seed will next face Coria at the ATP 250 event
Second-seeded Chilean Cristian Garin moved past Pedro Martinez 6-3, 6-3 in his opening match at the Nordea Open on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals in Sweden.

Garin, currently at a career-high No. 18 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, broke the Spaniard’s serve twice in each set, winning 55 per cent (23/42) of first-service return points in the match to advance in one hour and 36 minutes.

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The 25-year-old improved to 2-0 in his ATPHead2Head against Martinez. Garin lifted the Chile Dove Men+Care Open title on home soil (d. Bagnis) in Santiago in March to claim his fifth tour-level title, with all five trophies coming on clay.

Garin will next face Argentine Federico Coria at the ATP 250 event after the World No. 77 rallied to overcame Marco Cecchinato 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in two hours and ten minutes. Coria, who reached the semi-finals at the Cordoba Open (l. Cerundolo) in March, won 72 per cent (34/47) of his first-service points to advance.

French qualifier Arthur Rinderknech upset fourth seed John Millman 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to advance into his third tour-level quarter-final of the season. The World No. 105, who also reached the last eight at the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon (l. to Norrie) and the Open 13 Provence in Marseille (l. to Humbert), hit 12 aces and was only broken once in a strong serving display.

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The 25-year-old will next face Yannick Hanfmann after he moved past seventh seed Jiri Vesely 6-4, 6-3 in 83 minutes. The German, who enjoyed a run to the quarter-finals at the Sardegna Open in Cagliari in April, has now matched his best performance of the year.

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Garin & Ruud In Action: Cristian Garin (5) and Casper Ruud (3) have won eight ATP Tour titles between them, and all of those victories have come on clay. This March, Garin lifted the Santiago title, while Ruud has claimed crowns in Geneva and Bastad. Both will look to add another title to their collection in Gstaad.

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Bublik/Garin Upset Peers/Polasek In Toronto

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Reunited Evans/Skupski set Mektic/Pavic rematch
Alexander Bublik and Cristian Garin rekindled their partnership on Wednesday to topple sixth seeds John Peers and Filip Polasek 6-4, 6-4 at the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers.

Bublik and Garin both bowed out in their opening matches in singles after tight three-setters, with Bublik falling to top seed Daniil Medvedev yesterday and Garin to Atlanta champion John Isner earlier in the day. But they found success in doubles as they contested their third tournament of the year together, and first since Madrid and Rome (1-2).

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The Kazakh-Chilean tandem won 90 per cent (44/49) of first-serve points, and didn’t face any break points en route to victory in 61 minutes. Bublik and Garin will next face Matwe Middelkoop and Luke Saville.

They weren’t the only team to record a successful reunion on Wednesday. Daniel Evans and Neal Skupski played their first match as a team since Rome in May, and took down Miomir Kecmanovic and Casper Ruud 7-5, 6-3.

The Brits previously reached back-to-back ATP Masters 1000 finals in Miami and Monte Carlo, losing out to Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic both times. Now they will get a shot at revenge, as the top-seeded Croatians await in the second round.

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US Open 2021 R2:

16 Pablo Carreño Busta 2650
17 Cristian Garín 2510
18 Roberto Bautista Agut 2360

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