Great triumph for Cristian Garin (22nd in the world) to begin to rediscover the course in the resumption of the circuit.
The Chilean tennis player made his debut in the ATP 500 in Hamburg, in Germany, with a crushing 6-0, 6-3 victory against the Japanese Kei Nishikori (35th), a former 4 on the planet but who was relegated by injuries.
In one hour and 17 minutes of the match, he advanced to the round of 16 of the tournament, which is the prelude to Roland Garros, the third and last Grand Slam of this reduced 2020 season.
With this victory, Garin will add some confidence after early eliminations in Cincinnati, US Open and Roma and against a player who, although he lost places, is always very dangerous.
In the round of 16, the Chilean will face the winner of the key between Frenchman Gael Monfils (9th), third seed, and local German Yannick Hanfmann (103rd).
At the same time, the last two-time champion of the tournament, Nikoloz Basilashvili gave up an undefeated 12 games in Germany (10 in the main draw and two qualifiers between 2018 and 2019) to be eliminated at the hands of Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4 and 6- 3.
In addition, Yannick Hanfmann, wild card, achieved the best victory of his career: 6-4 and 6-3 over Gael Monfils, No. 9 in the world. The Frenchman accumulates two defeats in a row since his return to activity.
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