In the definition of the tournament which takes place in New Zealand, the national racket will face the Japanese Taro Daniel.
Alejandro Tabilo (64th in the ATP ranking) is a few hours away from facing one of the most important matches of his career . On Thursday evening, the Chilean managed to qualify for the ATP 250 final in Auckland, which is played on a hard surface.
To achieve this, he had to give everything. He had to come back from 2-5 down in the second set, holding five break points at 6-5 before closing the match 6-2 and 7-5 against Frenchman Arthur Fils (35th).
“I’ve seen a lot of Arthur on tour since he arrived. It’s very intense, it hits him very hard. He knew I was going to sweat, to be intense, I wanted to play him every ball. That’s what I did. In the first set it worked, in the second it improved. It was very hard “, explained the Chilean during his on-field interview.
“I feel incredible. It’s been almost two years since my last final, as well as since qualifying. That’s why I feel incredible. 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 “, added the Chilean.
And as he pointed out, this will be his second final at this level after reaching the same stage on the clay of Córdoba in 2022, when he lost to the Spaniard Albert Ramos.
He is thus the first national to reach an ATP final on hard court since Fernando González in Beijing 2007. .
On the other side of the mesh will be the Japanese Taro Daniel who ended up creating a surprise in the semi-final after beating the first seed of the competition, the American Ben Shelton (16th) with partials of 7-5 and 7-6(9).
The 30-year-old Asian already knows triumphs in the final. He achieved this in 2018 by winning the ATP Istanbul and since then he has not been able to access the definition of the title, so in his mind he does not lose the opportunity. .
For additional information, Alejandro Tabilo and Taro Daniel have never faced each other on the circuit.
The Auckland ATP Finals is scheduled for today at 10:00 p.m. (2:00 p.m. Saturday in New Zealand) and will be broadcast on the platform. streaming Star+.
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