Garín: “I always trust the ‘Gringo’ a lot”

The Chilean has been honest with the ATP. Garín explains his work with `Gringo´ and a change of strategy in his playing style.

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Cristian Garin has given the start of the season in which things did not go as expected. With the help of `Gringo´ everything has changed and now he is confident after his last good results to try to go far in an important tournament. Garín does not want to put limits on the ranking, although at the beginning of the season he thought about finishing 2023 in the Top 40. He also spoke about his wrist, the work done or a change in strategy for the most important moments of the matches as collects in an interesting the official portal of the ATP.

The help of `Gringo´ on ​​the track

«Yes, it is very intense and that is good. It transmits a lot of energy. He is very winning, and he knows me a lot. He knows how I am. I always trust him a lot, in what he tells me. We pretty much compete together because it’s always there. She travels with me all year, she plays it for me. That’s good«.

The work done together

«We have worked very hard, we have made a great effort because I was coming off an injury. They have been difficult months, at times we have not found results. But we have been with the ‘Gringo’ always thinking about how to find a way to continue improving. Before Indian Wells we talked a lot because I finished the tournament in Chile and the sensations were not good despite the fact that there was a lot of effort behind it, a lot of work. From there we began to look for other sides to my game. And the truth is that I am feeling better every time, that makes me more energetic and makes me want to play much more«.

A change in his tennis

«That I should play more aggressive because, sometimes, in the difficult moments of the matches I get a little defensive. Sometimes I play very far back, and I don’t like that, I don’t feel comfortable. I am a player who can play in all ways, but the way I enjoy playing and the way I feel I am better is by being aggressive. That is why I seek to upload a lot to the network. I like it. But to be more aggressive I had to adjust the serve, the return and other things that I didn’t have confidence in when playing even when I felt like I was playing well.«.

The losing streak of results

«Are moments. Training he beat most of the players, but then competing he was losing first and second. And so you don’t add up, you stay stuck in the ranking, and that worried me. But now we are back, competing at a very high level and in big tournaments, and that motivates me a lot.«.

Motivation in the Masters 1000

«I really like to play the Masters 1000, they change the year. That’s why I come here with confidence, playing well. I come from playing six games in Indian Wells and winning good games. I got to qualifying here playing very well. I passed it without losing sets. I am already going to adjust ten games from Indian Wells. I needed that, to have a level of competition, rhythm, to be physically fit«.

wrist recovery

«I’m fine. It has been a long process. It was the left wrist, he could train just the same, but he didn’t know when to play again. When playing, it hurt. And I had bad results because I came back injured and out of shape. But luckily I have been working physically with Martiniano Orazi, he has helped me a lot. We have also worked a lot with my kinesiologist Cristian Madariaga. So good. It was a matter of time to have some good results, and this week I want to continue«.

A ranking target for 2023

«Before leaving the year I said 40… that I wanted to finish between 40. But I don’t set limits. I feel that if I play like this and am stable all year I can go far, I feel that I can get an important result in an important tournament. But I was already 17, I already know what it is to be there. Hopefully I can finish in the top 40 this year.«.