The national tennis players won their respective matches and will face each other in the second round of qualifying for the third Grand Slam of the year.
Chilean tennis started with everything in Wimbledon 2024where Tomás Barrios (196th ATP) and Cristian Garín (111th) They won their respective qualifying matches.
In the first hour of this day, the fourth national racket suffered more than necessary to advance to the second round of the qualifications for the third Grand Slam of the year. The chillanejo came back and won by 3-6, 6-4 and 6-3 against local Anton Matusevich (434th) in one hour and 48 minutes of play.
With this victory, Barrios manages to defend 8 of 45 points, since last year he reached the second round of the main draw.
For his part, Cristian Garín struggled to prevail over Enzo Couacaud (195°), who had him between the ropes in both sets. However, the Chilean recovered and took the match 7-6 and 7-5 in one hour and 52 minutes of play.
In this way, the third national racket managed to add 8 points, which will allow it to advance to 106th place in the world ranking.
Tomás Barrios and Cristian Garín will star in the Chilean duel at Wimbledon
After the victories of the national tennis players, Cristian Garín and Tomás Barrios They will face each other to advance to the third round of the Wimbledon 2024 qualifiers.
The Chilean duel is scheduled for this Wednesday June 26at a time to be confirmed.
Regarding the previous confrontations between the two, the record favors Barrios, who defeated him this year at the ATP 250 in Santiago.
Which Chilean tennis players will be in the main draw at Wimbledon?
While Barrios and Garín look for their place to be part of the main draw of the tournament, Nicolás Jarry and Alejandro Tabilo They are the only Chileans who have secured their place in the main draw, where both are seeded.
However, it is not yet certain whether The Prince will be present at the Tennis Cathedral, since he is still being evaluated due to the complications he has in his ear, which have kept him away from the courts since Roland Garros.
