In 2024, Tomás Barrios (27) achieved one of his biggest goals as a professional tennis player: breaking the Top 100 barrier. Found in January, when it was 93rd in the world, but even it did wellchillanejo realizes AS Chile It was a very difficult year. This injury caused him so much trouble that a few months later, he dropped out of the Top 200…
On July 15 he appeared in the 207th place, and got a lower place than you have to go back to February 2023, at the age of 212. the last part of the year, he managed to close the season at position 154 in the ATP ranking. And to this, he was added that he won for the second time in the Chile Tennis Cup, where he won a check for two million pesos.
– He also won the Chile Tennis Cup. How are you feeling?
– I am happy to play this tournament again. I’ve already played four or five times in the final, it’s my favorite tournament, it’s held at the club where I coach. It is well known, today Thursday was full of very good air. Happy to win a good game, it was also a good week, a tough week of training, so it helps me for what’s to come.
– Serves as part of the preseason…
– Understandable. I have studied very hard in the morning and have been playing in the afternoon. It’s been intense (laughs).
– How do you see the 2024 season?
– It was difficult. At the beginning of the year, especially when I had a problem, the doctors didn’t really tell me what I had. It was not easy to train or compete, but I think the end of the year was very good. I was able to compete well, some results are not given, but I’m fine, I’m training well, so I’m looking forward to what’s to come.
-What did the doctors tell you in particular?
– That pain can return to me at any time. It’s not easy to teach or play with it in your head.
-What do you think?
– I am always with my team. I travel with two people, I am always accompanied by my friends and family, so I always work well.
-How will your season start?
– I will go to Australia on December 29 or 30, where I will train a few days before the Grand Slam. I will not play anything in front of Australia and I will follow the schedule there.
Davis Cup in Belgium
– Chile will play Belgium as a guest in February. What do you think?
– Yes… it was not good (laughs). I don’t know how many degrees below zero it will be, in the middle of the South American tour, but that’s how it was. You have to put your chest to the bullets as they say and give everything.
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– It’s a strong team, which fits this type of field, but I think we have a great team. We will take our chances and give everything to win.