The world tennis governing body dedicated a video to the Chilean, after the victory that put him in the ATP 250 final in New Zealand.
It’s without a doubt one of the best weeks he’s ever had. Alexandre Tabilo in the ATP circuit. The world number 64 qualified for the final of the 250 tournament in Auckland and the governing body showered him with praise.
And that’s it The match against the French Arthur Fils (35th) was full of emotions and this is what the Association of Professional Tennis Players highlighted in a moving video that it posted online on its social networks. . “He came back from 2-5 down in the second set, saved five breaking points at 6-5 and closed it in the fourth match point“, we can read in the post.
But that’s not all, because The governing body calls it a “success” the duel that the Chilean ultimately won 6-2 and 7-5. And it’s no surprise that he dominated the Frenchman in the first set with a break in the third game and the same recipe in the seventh. In addition, he achieved a notable performance with his second serve (12/13) and His hand didn’t shake to close the set, when they were 5-2 and the national racket was used for the set.
And even if things were going to get complicated in the second half, it is not for nothing that his rival is almost 30 places higher, Tabilo was remarkable. He woke up at just the right time to even the count at five Games then move forward to the most emotional moment of the meeting: The twelfth match scored 21 points and neither athlete managed to surpass themselves, until – after losing three chances – the representative of our country sealed the victory in the fourth chance created.
“I feel incredible. It’s been almost two years since my last final, and that too since the quality. That’s why I have an incredible feeling. I am very happy. There was a lot of hard work from my team, from my family, from my team, from my girlfriend. It’s very nice to win this match “, he declared at the end of the meeting.
He will now seek his first circuit title in the final – today at 10 p.m. – which will pit him against the Japanese Taro Daniel (64th), who beat the American Ben Shelton, first seed in the tournament, by partials of 7-5. and 7-6 (11-9), and will try to forget the result of Córdoba who lost the year 2022.
Of course, on this occasion the surface was clay and it is a hard court, where no compatriot has been since Fernando González reached the highest level in Beijing in 2007.
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Source: Latercera
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