Alejandro Tabilo wins again in Indian Wells and exceeds his mark at the Masters 1000

A real challenge was the one Alejandro Tabilo had in the second round of Indian Wells. In the lead was the American Maxime Cressy, who far exceeds him in the ATP ranking – the Chilean is ranked 187th and the local is 37th – and who he had already won it on the two occasions they had met.

However, the differences were not noticeable in the first set. Both players held on to serve and although the North American looked firmer, the national athlete managed to even things up without major complications.

This is how they arrived at decisive gameOr Tabilo brought out the best of his game and beat his rival 7-3 to win the first round 7-6.

And the fiery boost was noticeable, as Cressy no longer seemed so firm with his serve and was close to losing it in the fourth game of the second set. But in a Masters 1000 anything can happen and when there were 30 equals in the next Games, a very close shot from the host gave him his first break chance, moreover our compatriot got away with two good serves and the point was awarded.

Immediately after, and tied at 4-3 and 40, the rain suspended the match and this allowed Maxime to recover, while Alejandro already had him on the ropes to break his serve.

However, the next game was quick for Tabilo and he wanted to get the break the game gave him. Intention quickly truncated, but which This did not distract the athlete on this side of the mountain range. Unfortunately, the rain again interrupted the match – when they were 6-6 – and after a few hours the fight resumed.

It was here that the Chilean lost two match points and had to return to definition. The one who lasted longer than usual in these tournaments and finally settled for Tabilo, who won 15-13 and took qualification for the next round. A feat that goes beyond the personal mark he had in this type of tournament and that he had achieved in Indian Wells even in 2021.