Alejandro Tabilo (145th in the ATP rankings) wins his second title of the season in Germany . The chilean won the Karlsruhe Challenger after beating Italian Giulio Zeppieri (125th) who had to forfeit following an injury.
The Italian reached the final of the contest as the favourite. In fact, he ratified his scrolls in the first set, taking it 6-2. They have beaten the national three times and suffered only one against. The procedure was completely unfavorable for the native of Toronto.
However, the situation changed resoundingly in the second run . Tabilo had to go out and look for the match and he started with intensity. This was reflected in the first point. The southpaw took a great serve and quickly attacked the net, finishing with a cross shot. Zeppieri, meanwhile, couldn’t react and suffered a heavy fall on clay .
The Italian remained lying on the clay , while the audience murmured and showed their concern. The partiality that arrived at the German enclosure looked at the situation with expectation. The chair umpire and the Chilean went to the injured tennis player, who showed visible signs of pain.
Zeppieri received medical assistance and got to his feet on his own, although he continued to report signs of distress . He tried to get back into the game, but was only able to contest a few points. Concretely, he finished the first match of the second round and formalized his abandonment of the match. . Finally, the duel ended 2-6, 1-0 and retirement in favor of Tabilo, who won his second title of the season.
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