The tennis player from Chile Tomás Barrios (133rd ATP) will debut this Monday at 6 AM at the Wimbledon Grand Slam, where he will be present for the second time in his career, after overcoming his three Qualy matches.
The “Giant of Ñuble” who has been playing at a high level on the London pitch will face Argentine Sebastián Baéz (44th) in the first round. A tough stumbling block for the third national racket, which at the ATP level has only faced the trans-Andean once, falling in the quarterfinals of the ATP in Córdoba this year by partials of 1-6, 6-3 and 1-6.
Despite the poor result on that occasion, Barrios could tie the statistic on a surface that he is good at.
The Ñublensino entered the main draw after a great performance in the qualifying round, leaving three rivals on the road: Evgueni Donskoi, Rinky Hijikata and Thiago Seyboth Wild.
In his last match against the Brazilian Wild, Barrios had a great comeback in the match that extended to 5 sets.
The chillanejo began winning with a comfortable 6-4, however the South American in the second set managed to win the tie break, keeping the partial 7-6.
Then, he knocked down the “giant” again, breaking his serve twice and winning the set 6-2. However, Barrios brought out all his grit in the last two sets, showing a great level of mental strength and a good game that allowed him to win the match, ending the match 6-3, 6-2.
In case Tomás manages to beat the Argentine, he will face the winner of the key between the Belgian, David Goffin and the Australian Nick Kyrgios in the second round.
For the national tennis player, it is essential to continue adding points in the remainder of the year to get into the top 100 in the world, which has been his main objective set this year and where he has done very well so far. What’s more, the chillanejo has no points to defend and all he will add will be a gain for the ATP ranking.
It should also be noted that after this tournament, he will continue looking for where to score points and titles where this year he already has two Challengers, first in San Luis de Potosí and then in Floreanópolis.
In addition, it must be remembered that Barrios will be part of the Chilean National Team that he will represent in the Davis Cup, during the group stage that will be played between September 12 and 17.
Canada, Italy and Sweden will be the country’s rivals in this first part of the most important tennis championship in the world.
