Cristian Garin recovers two sets and wins marathon match against De Minaur

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Garin wins marathon match against De Minaur

Cristian Garin’s feat at Wimbledon. The Chilean emerged victorious from a marathon round of 16 match against Australian Alex De Minaur.

After nearly four and a half hours of play and after being down two sets to zero, the South American, who was to face Matteo Berrettini in the first round, managed to come back and close out the match in the fifth set after a super tie-break: 2-6, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4, 7-6 (10-6).

Sunday, meanwhile, came Jannik Sinner’s important affirmation against Carlos Alcaraz. By defeating the predestined of the predestined, the South Tyrolean clinched a place in the quarterfinals in which he will face Novak Djokovic, the world’s No. 1 tennis player and defending champion on London’s grass: in the final last year, the Serb got the better of Matteo Berrettini, whose Wimbledon this year has not even begun.

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