The southpaw defeated Alexander Shevchenko (101st) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of qualifying for the second Masters 1000 of the season. It will be the fourth time that the meeting between the national tennis players will take place.
Miami will host the fourth meeting at ATP level between Alejandro Tabilo and Christian Garin. Situation which materialized this Monday with the victories of the two Chilean tennis players during the qualifiers for the second Masters 1000 of the year. The last to confirm it is the left-hander, who beat Alexander Shevchenko (101st) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Match worked for the Chilean Canadian, who started with doubts and a change below in their first game at Hard Rock Stadium. In fact, it led to him losing the initial set, mainly due to the lack of explosiveness he showed with his serve.
But the Tabilo Indian Wells mode appeared in the second set. Not so nervous and with much more energy, the Torontonian managed to step up and make the difference against the Ukrainian, who always tried to counter the game of the world number 162 with points that were developing from the bottom. and with powerful strikes.
“Jano” for his part managed to resist and neutralize his rival. This is how he won the second quarter 6-1 and the third quarter 6-4 . A clenched fist and the belief that his best level has come on this US tour, where he finished in the round of 16 in Indian Wells and now he hopes to enter the main draw of the tournament which, until a few years ago, was held in iconic Key Bizcayne.
Of course, to achieve this, he must obtain his third victory against Christian Garin. This will be the fourth time they will meet , even if for the first time in a long time the left-hander will not arrive as a favorite. The last two times they met (which Tabilo won), the northerner came with very bad feelings. Now, instead, it appears with the best tools of the year. Faces had already been seen in Munich and twice in Santiago.
What yes, it is certain that Miami will have a Chilean in its main draw. It could be “El Tanque” or “Jano”. A third way is even open, but it is not safe. If Tabilo wins, Gago could still have a chance as ‘Lucky Loser’ , but for that he must be the player with the highest ranking of those who lost on Tuesday. Four tennis players could withdraw this option at the moment.
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