The situation was evident from the beginning in the central court, where Garín expressed his annoyance at the poor state of the clay, even going so far as to kick the brick dust during the match.
Tomás Barrios won in two sets, and Garín, visibly affected, shared his frustrations at a press conference. He admitted to feeling at a very low level, with persistent pain and the inability to find his best game.
Garín, in raw honesty, mentioned “I feel that Today I can lose with anyone, I am at a very low level. I said it earlier in the week. I have a lot of pain, I haven’t felt well on the court for a long time. I don’t have strategies, I try hard every day. It doesn’t come out, it doesn’t come out, it doesn’t come out. It’s hard. I’m playing horrible. It’s depressing, really.”
The tennis player, physically and emotionally affected, recognized a daily routine of effort, hard work and repetition, but without obtaining positive results. With persistent pain in her hand, she expressed her frustration and difficulty in regaining confidence.
Furthermore, Garín will drop to at least 86th place in the ATP rankingconsidering the possibility of return to the Challenger circuit to regain lost trust. “No, I don’t think so. Today I have a ranking of 80, 90, somewhere around, which allows me to play some ATP, Masters 1000 qualys. For now, I haven’t thought about it. I have other things on mind, beyond the calendar. I think the first thing is to recover physically and play when I feel fit. because, playing like this, wanting to feel good, but without achieving it… I don’t know, I need to rethink myself a little before thinking about the calendar,” said the national tennis player.
Regarding the state of the field, Garín described the situation as “the worst court I have played on in an ATP tournament”coinciding with his rival Barrios, who also expressed the difficulties on the playing surface.