The left-hander was going to play the semi-finals of the tournament tonight with Tomás Barrios, but through a video he announced that he would not play. He appreciated the public support.
Hard blow for the organization and the fans of the Chile Open. Alejandro Tabilo has announced that he will not take part in the doubles match which was to be played this afternoon. A loss due to a physical problem and which also leaves his teammate Tomás Barrios without a chance to continue playing.
“Unfortunately, I have to announce that I am withdrawing from tonight’s doubles. It’s a decision I made with my team. Physically we are not doing very well and we want to take care of our body for the whole season. We have a very long tour coming up and we have made the decision to take care of the body “explained the left-hander in a video broadcast by the official channels of the ATP 250 of Santiago.
The Tabilo-Barrios duo had just played out a great quarter-final match on Thursday night, in which they knocked out the event’s top seed. The level displayed by the nationals and the great atmosphere they created in the stands made us think that they were now the big favorites to win the title. But no.
The Toronto-born man understood that his body was not allowing him to continue playing and said a moving farewell to San Carlos de Apoquindo. “I want to thank everyone for the support these games have given me, last night was something amazing that I finally enjoyed again on a field, competing, giving them joy. It’s time to recover well and get back to what we were before, physically strong. I hope you continue to enjoy the Chile Open, I hope to compete again and give it my all as always. “, he concluded.
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