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Thursday June 27, 2024 | 09:29
Rodrigo Antunes | EFE
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Chilean tennis player Cristian Garin, ranked 113th in the ATP rankings, gained entry to the main draw of Wimbledon 2024 after beating Kazakh Timofey Skatov in the final round of qualification. Garin needed two and a half hours to win with sets of 6-2, 7-5 and 6-3. With this victory, he joins Nicolás Jarry and Alejandro Tabilo to compete in the prestigious grass-court tournament, where he will seek to improve on his previous participation by reaching the quarterfinals in 2022.
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The national tennis player Christian Garin113th in the ATP ranking, entered his name in the main draw of the 2024 edition of Wimbledonthird Grand Slam of the season.
‘Gago’ had just beaten fellow Chilean Tomás Barrios in the second round of qualifying and, this Thursday, in the final round, he had no major problems against the Kazakh Timofey Skatov (229°)
Garin needed two and a half hours to eliminate his current rival, whom he surpassed with a clear 6-2, 7-5 and 6-3.
In the opening round, the Chilean broke the Kazakh’s serve twice to take it 6-2.
Skatov improved his level in the second set, but a break in the twelfth game in favor of ‘Gago’ was enough so that he could keep it by 7-5.
Cristian Garin closed the task with a break in the sixth game of the third set, with which It was enough for him to win it 6-3.
In this way, ‘Gago’ joins Nicholas Jarry (19th) and Alejandro Tabilo (24th) to compete in Wimbledon 2024.
It is worth mentioning that it will be Garin’s sixth time in the Grand Slam on grass, which he reached in the quarterfinals in 2022.
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