The national tennis player Cristian Garin (88th) did not hide his discomfort with the Brazilian public present at the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro after losing to the local, Joao Fonseca (655th) by 6-4 and 6-4.
The behavior of the local public bothered the Chilean, pointing out that they were rude, specifically, at the time he had to have the second serves.
In conversation with the local media Yellow Ball, Garin analyzed his defeat. “He (Fonseca) also had a good level, but I couldn’t connect at any time during the game. Very bad,” she added.
However, their biggest criticisms were aimed at the attendees. “In South America every time we play they never support us Chileans. It’s weird, it feels distant. Zero empathy with us, and the truth is that today was ridiculous. It has been a long time since he felt something like this, not even in the Davis Cup,” he said.
Relive Garin’s defeat
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