Federico Coria vs. Cristian Garin 2/15/22 - ATP Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Men Singles Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 02/14/2022 at 2:08 PM ET
Chilean tennis player Christian Garin is set to play at the 2022 ATP Rio Open in Brazil. In the opening round of the tournament, Garin will face Federico Coria from Argentina.
Federico Coria last played at the Argentina Open where he performed well in front of his home crowd. Federico Coria made the quarterfinals while defeating a seeded player in the second round of the tournament. Federico Coria was eventually defeated by Casper Ruud in the quarterfinal stage. Following a good performance in Argentina, Coria will be hoping to continue that form as he heads to Brazil. That being said, this is expected to be a tough match for Federico Coria as he is starting the tournament against an elite player in Christian Garin.
Christian Garin enters this tournament as the number 5 seed. The last time that Garin played was the Cordoba Open where the Chilean superstar was defeated in the opening round of the tournament. Despite that performance, Garin has had a decent season as he was able to reach the third round at the Australian Open. Garin was eventually defeated by Monfils but the Chilean player showed some exceptional skills while at Melbourne Park. This will a good chance for Christian Garin to challenge for an ATP title as he is highly seeded at this event.
Federico Coria and Christian Garin have played each other twice in the past at ATP tournaments with both players winning on 1 occasion. The most recent match between these two players was in 2021 where Federico Coria won in 3 sets. The match was played on clay. Garin won his head-to-head match in 2020 at this event.
Taking everything into consideration, I am going to pick Christian Garin to win this match. Garin is the stronger player and he is currently playing at a higher level when compared to his opponent. I see Christian Garin being good enough to win this match in 3 sets.
