Squash player Garcia wagi sa Tasmanian Open

NAGTAGUMPAY si Robert Andrew ng Pilipinas sa City of Devonport Tasmanian Open sa pamamagitan ng 3-2 vwagi Myerkules ng gabi sa Devonport Squash Club sa Tasmania, Australia.

Ang world No. 177 Filipino ay dinispatsa ang Malaysian Bryan Lim Tze Kang, 11-7, 11-7,8-11,9-11,11-6, para makausad sa second-round berth sa level 10 event ng Professional Squash Association (PSA) Chalenger Tour.

“I played well in the first two sets, then I became complacent in the third that I wanted to finish the match. In the fourth set, I received bad calls from the referee. After the fourth set, I got some coaching from world No. 57 Muhammad Asim Khan from Pakistan on how I should play. That helped a lot,” Wika ni Garcia sa online interview matapos ang 75-minute match.

Makakasagupa ni Garcia sa second-round match ang world No.80 at third seed Malaysian Addeen Idrakie, na nagwagi sa first-round kasama ang No.1 Muhammad Asim Khan ng Pakistan, No. 2 Tsz Kwan Lau (Hong Kong), No. 4 Mohammad Syafiq Kamal (Malaysia), No. 5 Lwamba Chileshe (New Zealand), No. 6 Darren Rahul Pragasam (Malaysia), No. 7 Yannick Wilhelmi (Switzerland) and No. 8 Chi Him Wong (Hong Kong).

“I think I have a chance because I know his game. We have the same skills but he’s faster. I’ll do my best to beat him,” Sambit ni Garcia, na nagrehistro ng career-high No. 165 ranking matapos makarating sa quarterfinal round sa Dynam Cup SQ-Cube Open sa Yokohama, Japan nakaraang Mayo.

Ang Tasmanian Open ay pang-apat na kumpetisyon ni Garcia simula dumating sa Australia nakaraang Agosto 14.

Naglaro sya sa Costa North Coast Open sa Coffs Harbour City (Aug.14), Alto Group Pennant Hills Open sa Sydney (Aug.25-28) at sa Volkswagen Open sa Bega,New South Wales (Aug.31-to-Sept 4).

Maaga siyang napatalsik sa Costa North Coast Open, nabigo sa Australian Nicholas Calvert, 11-13,7-11,11-9,14-12,11-13 sa first round.

“It’s winter here and I’m having difficulty adjusting to the cold. I cannot feel my shots because the bounce of the ball is different,” Tugon ni Garcia, na nagwagi sa mixed team gold at men’s singles silver medals sa 2019 Southeast Asian Games.

Sa Sydney kung saan siya ang Tournament fourth seed, Pinagulong ni Garcia ang Malaysian na si Amir Amirul, 11-7,4-11,11-5,11-5, para ibulsa ang quartefinal ticket, Pero natalo kay fifth seed Rhys Dowling ng Australia,10-12,5-11,11-6,8.