The Chilean tennis player does not get his second important victory in his career in Tampere. Garín fails to maintain a good rhythm during the final stretch, so he ends up losing to Aziz Dougaz in two sets (6-2, 4-0, ret) in 57min after having to retire.
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Cristian Garín faced the second of the matches corresponding to a new edition of an ATP Challenger tournament in the city of Tampere in this month of July 2023. He did so after continuing in the men’s final draw, where he would have to face the Tunisian tennis player in the round of 16 Aziz Dougaz. The Chilean player came to this match after having beaten the Croatian tennis player in his debut Nino Serdarusic. For his part, the Tunisian tennis player came to this match after having previously done the same against Miljan Zekic. Inside of the head to head there are no precedents between the two tennis playersso it will be the first time that they will face each other in official competition
Aziz Dougaz starts the match strong
The match started strong for Aziz Dougaz. The Tunisian player managed to win the first three games of the match, with a break included. At the moment Cristian Garín would respond, following one another a series of successes in the service of each player. It seemed that the dynamics were being favorable for the number 241 of the ATP, something that would end up being confirmed. With two consecutive final games, Aziz left an important break in his favor. After taking advantage of his only set point, Dougaz left a resounding 6-2 in his locker.
A bittersweet taste
For the start of the second set it would be Aziz Dougaz again who would start commanding the initial score. The Tunisian player managed to win the first four games of the match, with a double break in favor. The 4-0 was prevailing on the side of the Tunisian racket. Cristian Garín, on the contrary, seemed not to be completely comfortable during the course of this manga. Precisely at that moment the Chilean racket would have to leave the match, thus confirming the pass of Aziz Dougaz to the next round of the Finnish tournament.
2023-07-20 16:46:49
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