Brands That Have Invested In Chilean Sensation Christian Garin

Nicknamed Gago and Tatan, Garin is the top tennis player from Chile. Most of his success has come on clay, which is his favorite surface. He reached the quarterfinals at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. As a junior, he won the 2013 French Open boys’ title beating Alexander Zverev in the final.

His idols while growing up were Roger Federer, Carlos Moya, Marat Safin, and Guillermo Coria.  Outside of tennis, he likes watching NBA games with his friends.

Sponsors have paid attention to the talents of Christian Garin since his junior days.  He is sponsored by Wilson, Emporio Armani, Gillette, Powerade, and Banco de Chile. He is represented by the sports management firm GSE Worldwide. He has earned over $6 million in his career.

Christian Garin’s Sponsors

Emporio Armani

In 2022, Garin switched to Emporio Armani’s EA7 apparel. Prior to that, Garin was wearing Adidas. Garin signed an apparel and shoe deal with Adidas in 2019. Adidas is the largest sportswear maker in Europe and the second-largest in the world after Nike. Prior he Adidas, he was with New Balance.

Wilson

Garin has a racquet sponsorship contract with Wilson. Christian Garin previously had a racquet deal with Head.  He has played with Babolat and Wilson racquets earlier in his career.

Gillette

Gillette is an American brand that makes safety razors and other personal care.  Gillette is owned by Proctor & Gamble.

Powerade

Powerade is a sports drink maker owned by Coca Cola.  He has appeared in ads promoting Powerade in Chile.

Banco de Chile

Banco de Chile is a Chilean bank and financial services company headquartered in Santiago, Chile.  In May 2019, Garin played at the Paseo Ahumada in front of hundreds of fans to celebrate the bank’s sponsorship of young sports talent.

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Wimbledon 2020 Canceled

Wimbledon has been canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the All England Club announced on Wednesday.

This is the first time Wimbledon Championships has been canceled since World War II in 1945.  It is also the first time that the tournament has been canceled during peacetime.

Wimbledon reportedly has a pandemic insurance policy and will be covered financially unlike the French Open.

To players expressed disappointment at the announcement but many also underscored that it was the correct decision considering the widespread disruption to life caused by the coronavirus epidemic.

Roger Federer, who will be almost 40 in 2021, expressed his huge disappointment at the announcement.

Simona Halep seemed happy to be a reigning champion for two years.

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