CHENGDU. Garin defeats Verdasco in the 2nd round of the Chengdu Open

CHENGDU OPEN - CHENGDU. Garin hustles Verdasco to compete against Pablo Carreno-Busta in the quarter

Christian Garin defeats Fernando Verdasco 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in Chengdu on Thursday. Garin will have to play Pablo Carreno-Busta in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Garin was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Verdasco in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That was decisive for the Chilean to win the set (6-3) as there were no other breaks.

2nd set.

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Spaniard conquered in the 8th game (5-3) before winning the set (6-3).

3rd set.

Garin had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Verdasco in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That was enough for the Chilean to win the set (6-3) as there were no other breaks.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Christian scored 82 points vs. the Spaniard’s 79 points.

The Chilean won this match even if he had some problems in converting his break points because he converted only 22% (2/9). On the other side, the Spaniard was great in converting all the break points (1/1). Yet, that was not enough to win the match.

After this contest, the head to head between Garin and Verdasco is 1-0 for Christian.

Next Match: Christian Garin vs. Pablo Carreno-Busta – stats

Garin will square off with Carreno-Busta in the quarter.

This will be the 2nd time that Christian Garin and Pablo Carreno-Busta square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Carreno-Busta (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Carreno-Busta won 6-2 7-5 in the 1st round in Geneva back in 2016.

Tennis Scores in Chengdu

Upcoming matches

  • Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-BustaChristian GarinGarin (1-0) – See H2H details
  • Egor GerasimovGerasimovDenis ShapovalovShapovalov (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Alexander BublikBublikGrigor DimitrovDimitrov (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Lloyd HarrisHarrisJoao SousaSousa (0-0) – See H2H details