2024-07-30 15:24:34
Garin also admitted that he regretted having given up taking part in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Cristian Garin (106th in the world) expressed his disappointment at not being able to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics, acknowledging that it was one of the big goals of his season.
In an interview with Clay, the national tennis player said that “it is very hard. It was an important goal that I hadI was very disappointed and I still am. I had a really bad time because I wanted to be there no matter what. That’s sport. I have had difficult moments with my physical condition and low spirits for not being able to compete as I want, and obviously that has consequences, like not being in Paris.”
Garin also acknowledged regret having given up being part of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Gamesstating that “Tokyo was difficult, I feel that now that time has passed I regret not having gone. But it was a very difficult time, people who know me know that I had a hard time traveling, COVID tests every day… I didn’t feel well. “I was with Franco (Davin) at that time and he told me that I didn’t feel very energetic. It was a difficult tournament, more than half of the draw withdrew.”
“I regret not having gone, but one makes mistakes. Tennis players have to make many decisions and some of them go wrong. I regret it, but it doesn’t bother me that much. “I accept the consequences and I move on,” added the national tennis player, who indicated that his desire now is to reach the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
But Cristian Garin realized his annoyance because the upcoming Davis Cup series, where Chile will face the United States, Germany and Slovakia, will be played in China.
“A disaster. The truth is that I have felt for a long time that the Davis Cup has lost what it was. The times we have played in Chile we have played in a full stadium and an incredible atmosphere. There we are favourites because we are three locals, the stadium, the people play in our favour. I feel like I’ll never be able to play the World Group in my country. Now they put us in China… I’ve played thousands of tournaments in China and there’s never anyone there. There won’t be any spectators. I don’t know what the reason is for going there, it must be an economic reason. The Davis Cup has always been a very emotional competition, I think, and now it’s being played in China, it’s going to be anything but,” he said.