Cristian Garin

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13.09.2021 r.

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 17

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IW21 R3:

15 Diego Schwartzman 2835
16 Cristian Garín 2510
17 Pablo Carreño Busta 2445

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IW21: pierwszy raz w III rundzie Indian Wells.

[13] Cristian Garin d. [Q] Ernesto Escobedo 75 62

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The Nomadic Life With... Cristian Garin

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Chilean star shares his travel experiences and life on the road
Cristian Garin has become a consistent presence deep in tournaments, winning five ATP Tour titles since the start of 2019. This week, the Chilean will try to add to that tally at the European Open in Antwerp, where he is the third seed.

ATPTour.com caught up with Garin to discuss his life on Tour, the three cities he favours, how he deals with jetlag and more.

What are two essential non-tennis items you always pack for trips?
I like books, I like to read. I think it gives me something different. When I read I feel I can focus more on myself and I really like to read.

I also like to travel with the recovery boots. It is a thing that I started to use last year. I use them to recover in the room. I have been using that a lot in the past two years. With the pandemic, the tournaments are putting more things in the hotels, more recovery areas, which is a pretty good thing for us. I have been using them a lot.

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Do you enjoy travelling the world or consider it just something that needs to be done to be a pro tennis player? If you do enjoy it, what do you enjoy about travelling?
I enjoy it. Sometimes the weeks are tough. You go to places where you can’t enjoy the city or place much. Sometimes you just want to get back home. Your friends say, ‘Why did you not go there or go there?’ or this kind of thing. But you reply to them saying you are here working and focusing on tennis, so sometimes you can’t enjoy the places.

But I really like to travel. My dream was to be a tennis player and now I am playing with the best.

Can you talk about a time you decided to play a specific tournament in part because you wanted to travel to that city?
When I choose the tournament, it is because I like the tournament and the conditions or there are not many options with the schedule. But there are tournaments that I like more than others, so it is a good time of the year when I play those tournaments.

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What is your favourite tournament city to visit and why?
I love the U.S. I love Miami and New York. In Europe, I love Paris. Those are my three favourite cities. The Eiffel Tower I have visited many times. When I am in Europe, when I have a week off, I really like to practise in Paris. My best friend lives there and I like to go there when I am in Europe. In the U.S., I have been practising a lot in Miami.

Where is your favourite vacation destination?
I like to be in Chile. Chile is beautiful, I love the country. As a tennis player, I travel a lot. So, when I have holidays, I like to be at home in Chile. It is my place to be when I am not on the Tour.

What is your craziest travel story?
I have never missed any flights, but last year the airplane was having a problem. It was a pretty small airplane, there were 10 people on the flight and we were going from Nice to Barcelona and we had 30 minutes in the air. I saw a red light in the cockpit and I remember that the pilot turned around and said, ‘Guys, we have to go back, we have a problem, but don’t worry.’

But when he said don’t worry, I was dying, so nervous, because we had 30 minutes in the air, which is a lot. We were going back to the airport we started [at], so that was crazy. I remember when he was going down pretty fast and that was terrible. After that we had to change the plane. I didn’t want to go on another plane, I just wanted to go to the hotel and rest!


Are there any routines or activities you do to create a sense of home on the road to feel more comfortable?
It is always tough. It is important for me to have recovery areas or now with the rules, you have time to go out or you can have dinner at a restaurant. That is pretty important to me to have that relief. After the day you can go for a walk or see the city or go to have a coffee.

But in tennis I like to be very focused, so when I finish the day, I like to get some rest and be more relaxed and have a good balance between being focused on the tournament and enjoyment.

How do you try to overcome jetlag and acclimatise to the local time zone?
When I have long flights, the first thing I try to do is to go [on the] bike when I get to the hotel. I try to do at least 20 minutes on the bike then stretch and then I try to sleep. With the jetlag, it is not easy to handle for me.

Sometimes I try to get to the tournament one week or even five days before to get used to the jetlag. I try to go on the bike and get a good sleep. You have to resist [sleeping] until the time. The first day is the most important for me, you have to resist and try to sleep at a decent time. There are no more secrets.

Got any tips to get comfortable on a flight? And how do you pass the time?
I don’t have many problems with flying. I don’t have a problem with sleeping on the flight, I just try to watch a TV show with my airpods. Just put the headphones on and watch a TV show. Most of the time I sleep a lot on flights, which is pretty good. It is not easy from what I have heard from other people.

Are you someone who gets to the airport with lots of time to spare or do you cut it fine?
Very late! I have good timings to get to airports. I have been travelling my whole life. One thing I learned was when to get to the airport at a good time. It is a good thing because every week I go to a different airport, so I know how to handle it.

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2021 w liczbach:

Ranking: 17
Bilans meczów: 21-18
Tytuły: 1 (Santiago)
Finały: 0
Zarobki: $929,961

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Garin On ATP Cup: 'It Is One Of My Favourite Tournaments'

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Chile play Norway, Serbia and Spain in Group A
Cristian Garin revealed he has enjoyed a strong off-season as he looks to regain his best form in 2022, starting at this week’s ATP Cup in Sydney, where he will lead Team Chile.

“I have been having [a] good off-season," Garin said in Chile's pre-tournament press conference. "I have been practising well. I ended last season with an injury, so it took a while to recover, but last month it was so good for me. I have been practising well, playing matches, practice matches, and I have been doing well. [ I am] healthy.”

Garin will face Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut on Saturday in Group A, before playing Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic and Norway’s Casper Ruud.

The World No. 17, who has played just five matches since the US Open in September due to injury, is excited to return to competitive action as he makes his second appearance at the 16-team event.

“It’s amazing to be playing with the best players,” Garin said. “This tournament is one of my favourite tournaments. It's amazing to represent my country and play with the best players, so I just want to improve, playing against the best.

"I think our group is very tough, but we have our chances. I think we are playing well. We are a very young team, and we know each other pretty well, so I only want to compete. I will go out there and give my best.”



Jorge Aguilar will captain Chile and is relishing the challenge in Australia, saying: “I look forward to the first tie against Spain. I think Cristian has had a very good off-season and he's very willing to do well here. Plus, we have a very good spirit among the team, good teamwork.”

Alejandro Tabilo and Tomas Barrios Vera will support Garin in Group A, with the pair both making their debuts at the event.

“It's a great opportunity,” Tabilo said. “I have been playing a lot at Challenger [level] and [have] been doing well. It's a good step forward, and obviously I'm going to try to do my best. I played a few ATP [Tour tournaments] last year, so I still have a little bit [of] experience, so hopefully I can use that to play my best.”

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Garin On ATP Cup: ‘Tennis Needs More Tournaments Like This’

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Cristian Garin will lead Chile in Group A at ATP Cup in Sydney. © Mark Evans/Getty Images

ATP Staff
Dec 31, 2021

The Chilean will be playing his first match of 2022 in Sydney

Having competed in the first two editions of ATP Cup, Team Chile is raring to go in the ATP Tour’s tournament of nations. As well as having the responsibility of playing the event’s opening tie, the South American team’s No. 1 player Cristian Garin is in the Top 20 of the ATP Rankings and riding a wave of confidence. “I’m more motivated than before. I hope this will be a different year for me,” Garin tells ATPTour.com.

The 25-year-old certainly has reason to be confident. Apart from currently being ranked at a career-high No. 17, Garin is feeling rejuvenated after a one-month preseason that helped him recover from injuries to his right arm [shoulder and biceps], and to reinvent himself with a new team behind him led by his compatriot and former World No. 167 Jorge Aguilar and the Argentinian Mariano Puerta.

“I finished last year with an injury [Garin has not competed since playing in Antwerp in October], and it was difficult, but luckily I made a good recovery,” Garin said. “We made changes to the staff and I’m very happy with the month we had together. It helped me, above all, to find motivation. And now I feel like I’m playing very well, which is the thing I care most about along with looking after myself physically in order to avoid injuries.”

In his first tournament on the ATP Tour in 2022, the five-time tour-level titlist will be representing his country Chile, who play its opener on 1 January against Team Spain in Sydney.

“Having the opportunity to compete at the top for your country is really amazing,” Garin said. “I really like playing in tournaments like this, with the best in the world and so many innovations. I love being able to compete at such an important event. Tennis needs more tournaments like this.”



The first battle of the tie against Spain will see Alejandro Tabilo take on Pablo Carreno Busta. Then comes Garin’s turn, in the same Ken Rosewall Arena, where he will face Roberto Bautista Agut, against whom he trails 0-1 in their ATP Head2Head series. However, it will be their first clash on hard court.

“Spain is a very tough opponent. But there are no easy opponents at this ATP Cup,” warns Garin, fully aware that Chile also plays Serbia and Norway in Group A. Even so, there is hope in the South American team of reaching the semi-finals.

“Even though it will be difficult, we have a chance of getting through,” Garin added. “We have a great team, and I’ve been training really well for a month. Maybe the first matches will be hard, but I’m feeling good, and it’s a question of adapting on the fly.”

The ATP Cup will be Garin’s first tournament since the middle of October. A reborn Garin feels ready for responsibility on his shoulders, saying: “I really can’t wait to start feeling the atmosphere of a tournament and competition again.”

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Garin Outlasts Lajovic, Sends Chile-Serbia To Doubles Decider

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Cristian Garin came through a battle of attrition on Monday night to send Chile’s Group A tie against defending champion Serbia to a doubles decider at the ATP Cup.

Garin was leading 6-4, 4-6, 3-0 against Dusan Lajovic, when the Serbian retired after two hours and 14 minutes. There had been 23 break points and seven breaks of serve in the first set alone. In the No. 2 singles match to begin the tie, Filip Krajinovic had his own hard-fought 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5) victory over Alejandro Tabilo of Chile.

"We played an amazing match and I feel sorry for Dusan," said Garin, after his first ATP Cup singles win. "It was so tough. I was going point-by-point in the second set and I'm so grateful to the Chilean support in the crowd."

Chile’s Tomas Barrios Vera and Alejandro Tabilo will now face Nikola Cacic and Matej Sabanov of Serbia in the tie-deciding match.



Lajovic appeared to be building up a head of steam in the first set by winning three straight games for a 4-2 lead that, incredibly, was the start of five straight service breaks. Ultimately, Lajovic’s greater hard-court proficiency won through in a tough 60-minute set that ended with the 31-year-old hitting a forehand crosscourt approach winner.

The second set, in contrast, was settled and largely serve-dominated. Garin did save two break points in a lengthy hold in the second game, but that was the only drama through to 4-4 when Lajovic tightened up out of the blue and gifted Garin the break. With Lajovic starting to cramp, Garin calmly closed out for a decider.

Nine years ago in their only ATP Head2Head meeting, Garin had beaten Lajovic 6-3, 6-4 for the first ATP Tour match of his career at 2013 Vina del Mar.

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