After four days of competition at the 2023 Chilean Open, criticism of the state of the pitch is very harsh. Added to the detraction by journalism is the rejection of the tennis players themselves such as Fabio Fognini, Diego Schwartzman and, in the last few hours, the local statements Cristian Garin.
After being eliminated from the competition, Gago took the microphone at a press conference and was very upset about the state of the Central Court in San Carlos de Apoquindo. The constant false pikes and how little compact the clay is, especially in the bottoms, were the main criticism of the players and Cristian Garin He stated that the terrain played against him.
“I don’t know how it will look from the outside, but the court did not favor me at times,” explained the local tennis player, after being eliminated by the Argentine Sebastián Báez. Although the player did not aim directly at the court to justify his defeat, it is clear that he did not allow him to perform his game 100%.
What was exposed by the Tank is a problem that has become repetitive within national tennis. Problems of this type with the playing fields have been present in Challenger tournaments, ATP tournaments and even in several Davis Cup series, so the association must work hard to find a short-term solution.
Jaume Munar also gave his opinion
In addition to statements by Cristian Garin Criticizing the state of the main court, another of the protagonists who joined in declaring in this line was Munar. The Spaniard, who will play in a few minutes against the Brazilian Thiago Monteiro, for the quarterfinals of the Chilean Open, offered a few words to the press.
“From what I have been informed, it is difficult for the tracks to be much better due to a weather issue, due to the dryness it is not easy to compact the track, so here is a matter of acceptance. The truth is, I don’t think there is any further comment on that because it will be like that all week. Beyond that, it is true that I threw the ace at 4-3 in the tiebreak, but it is also true that in the five-point tiebreak, four bounced fatally ”, he closed.
