The Italian Giulio Zeppieri (125th) had no trouble beating the Chilean (145th) in the first set 6-2. However, at the start of the second, he suffered a brutal fall which forced him to retire. The southpaw, also a winner at Francavilla in May, added his second crown of the year.
Alejandro Tabilo (145th in the ATP ranking) confirmed the great moment that national tennis is going through. During the day of this Sunday, the left-handers He was crowned in the Karlsruhe Challenger after beating the Italian Giuilio Zeppieri (125th), who could not play the full duel and had to give up due to injury.
The European suffered a heavy fall early in the second set , which ended up leaving him out of the game. SO, the Toronto native conquered the German contest and secured his second title of the season.
The two tennis players had never faced each other. In this sense, it was apparently the Italian who tipped the scales in his favor, since he clearly won the first round. The process was totally unfavorable for Tabilo, who suffered three breaks against and only had one in favor, and ended up falling 6-2.
However, in the second set only one point could be contested before the blow to the Italian. The Chilean attacked the net and unleashed a powerful cross shot. Zeppieri couldn’t find his balance and fell on the clay, which worried those present . As the audience watched expectantly, the referee and Tabilo approached him. He received medical treatment and was later reincorporated. However, He formalized his abandonment after having disputed a few points. Finally, the match ended 2-6, 1-0 and abandonment.
second title
With this result, Tabilo added the second title of the season and a new championship to his record. The first consecration of the year came in France, more precisely in the Challenger of Francavilla, in May.
His great performance in Germany allowed him to climb positions in the live ranking. Specifically, the national is in place 133 of the live ranking very close to the next two compatriots. Tomás Barrios moved up to 119th place, while Christian Garin is in 127th. Nicolás Jarry, for his part, is 26th.
Tabilo has no rest. The Canada native will return to the courts this Monday, as he is scheduled to take on the San Benedetto Challenger. The Chilean will make his debut in the Italian tournament against the Argentinian Genaro Olivieri (179th).
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