The second national racket beat the French tennis player (35th in the ranking), in sets of 6-2 and 7-5, and accepted the definition of the crown of the New Zealand 250 tournament. His rival will be the Japanese Taro Daniel.
Alejandro Tabilo (64th in the ATP ranking) He suffered more than necessary, but he achieved his goal: to win and reach a final. On the Chilean night of this Thursday, Friday in New Zealand, the second national racket He beat the Frenchman Arthur Fils (35th) in two sets, in sets of 6-2 and 7-5, thus entering the final of the ATP 250 in Auckland.
The Chilean entered the semi-final by forfeit (WO) after the defeat of the British Cameron Norrie, second seed in the competition and opponent he had in the quarter-finals. Reaching the first four rounds allowed Tabilo to achieve some notable records. First of all, be the first national tennis player to reach the semi-finals of a hard court tournament since 2009, when Fernando González achieved it at the ATP 250 in Kuala Lumpur. And secondly, to have the chance to achieve the best ranking of his career.
Tabilo’s debut was remarkable. In just over half an hour, he won the first set with a resounding 6-2. The national racket broke in the third game, to make the score 2-1, then in the seventh game, to make the score 5-2 in their favor. In the first set, he recorded an ace and an impeccable 92% on the second serve (12/13). The outlook looked rosy for the Canadian-born player, due to the quick processing of the initial set.
The second being was more difficult, as Son’s performance increased. He broke the Chilean’s serve in the fourth game to take a 3-1 lead. The French took the advantage 5-2, with the aim of staying in the lead and extending the match into the third set. However, Tabilo recovered impeccably to equalize 5-5. Proof of the tie seen in this round occurred in the eleventh game, an instance in which Tabilo was in the lead, on the verge of victory.
But the twelfth match was even longer, since none of the players could close it in their favor. There were 21 points in total. Tabilo had wasted three match points, until in the fourth he managed to seal the victory and a big qualification for the title match.
In this way, Alejandro Tabilo enters his second final of an ATP tournament. The only one he has played so far was lost on the clay court of Córdoba, Argentina, in 2022. He is also the first national to reach an ATP final on hard court since Fernando González in Beijing 2007.
The rival in the final will be the Japanese Taro Daniel, who beat the American Ben Shelton, first seed of the tournament, by partials of 7-5 and 7-6 (11-9).
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