With Tomás Barrios and on the renovated San Carlos Apoquindo court: Alejandro Tabilo adjusts the details of his duel against Rafael Nadal

There are five days left to see Rafael Nadal in Chile. Indeed, the Spaniard is already crossing the Atlantic to land in Buenos Aires and begin the tour that will take him to Santiago. This is why his rival, on the night of Friday November 25, settles the last details to face the current champion of the Australian Open and Roland Garros.

The rival is Alejandro Tabilo, who will arrive in San Carlos de Apoquindo as the 86th in the world and with the motivation to face his great idol. He spoke about all this during training on Monday, where he tried out the new pitch of the pre-Andean enclosure for the first time. One that was built exclusively for display.

“They wanted to play on cement, so they had to build a new pitch, above the clay one. It turned out very good, I liked it very much. It will be very good to play calmer, I think there will be rallies longer and it’s going to be a good game. Happy with how the pitch turned out “, was one of the statements of the man born in Toronto, who during the training was accompanied by Tomás Barrios, current 230 in the world.

The left-hander was able to see firsthand the state of the new field and train with the balls that will be played during the match which will start at 22:00 on Friday. Of course, before the duel between the Chilean and the Spaniard, there will be a wheelchair tennis match between Gustavo Fernández and Martín de la Puente.

Regarding the sensations he will experience in the Fashion Museum Cup, Tabilo was clear. “Lor better for me is that I will play with my idol. I’m going to take it very calmly, it’s going to be a very tough match and I’m going to try to make the most of it because it will be an unforgettable evening for me. “, he declared to the organization of the event, under the sun which settled on the foothills.