Madrid winner Pedro Cachin: "Gained a lot of self-confidence by defeating Thiem"
A few weeks before the start of the ATP Masters 1000 event in the Caja Mágica, Madrid was already in tennis fever.
by Florian Heer from Madrid
last edit: Apr 18, 2022, 09:54 pm
The traditional Club Casa de Campo, located next to the city's largest park with more than 1,700 hectares, was the venue of the Open Comunidad de Madrid, an ATP Challenger Tour tournament with a total prize money of 45,730 euros. Between 1972 and 1994, legends such as Björn Borg, John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl hit their balls over the net on the club's red ash at the Madrid Tennis Grand Prix.
Even if the names didn't sound quite as glamorous this year, the tennis on offer was well worth seeing. Pedro Cachín in particular continued his good run of the past few weeks. The 27-year-old Argentinian defeated his compatriot Marco Trungelliti 6:3, 6:7(3), 6:3 in the final on Easter Sunday. In front of around 1,000 spectators and under a bright blue sky on Center Court, Cachín was the dominant player from the start. The number 212 in the ATP world rankings convinced with a solid baseline game and strong first serves. Only in the second set did Cachín, who defeated the top seeded local hero Roberto Carballés Baena on the way to the final, seemed unfocused at times and made a few mistakes, from which Trungelliti was able to capitalize. After two hours and 17 minutes, however, Cachín left the field as the winner.
Pedro Cachín: In Marbella he defeated Dominic Thiem
"It was the expected difficult final against a strong opponent," explained Cachín after his third success on the ATP Challenger Tour. “But I've been playing at a very good level for the past three weeks. This also helped me today in the second set when things weren't going optimally."
It's been a fortnight since the gaucho lost to the Spaniard Jaume Munar in the final of the Andalucía Open in Marbella. On the way there, he defeated Dominic Thiem in his first match after a 285-day injury break. "That was probably the biggest win of my career so far," revealed Cachín in retrospect. "Sure, Dominic hadn't competed in a long time. Nonetheless, he's still a fantastic player with a big personality on the pitch. I gained a lot of self-confidence by beating him.”
At the Murcia Open the following week, the man from Córdoba, who seemed very calm off the pitch, still reached the quarter-finals. The culmination of the good run during the Spanish clay court swing now took place in Madrid. The reward was 6,190 euros in prize money and 80 valuable ATP world ranking points. The latter will help Cachín back into the top 200.
"Now it's a matter of confirming the good performance of the last week," said Cachín, adding: "Then the attack into the top 100 can take place."