In the final of the Chile Open: Alejandro Tabilo returns from a very difficult match against Corentin Moutet and will be top 40 for the first time

Alejandro Tabilo (51st) reached the semi-finals of the Chile Open as the only national card in the singles table after the surprising defeat of Nicolas Jarry against the French Corentin Moutet (140º) precisely the rival of the national number two on the clay of San Carlos de Apoquindo.

The Frenchman came after overcoming the quality and had logged long hours. In short, he arrived grown after his victory on Friday and with a fairly defined scenario. In this scenario, local credit was looking to exceed its ceiling in Santiago and enter the top 40 of the ranking for the first time. And sure enough, he succeeded. They won 4-6, 6-4 and 7-5, in two hours and 32 minutes of play.

As expected, the reception from the public which slowly filled the seats of the Jaime Fillol central court was not the best for the European. A loud whistle accompanied the entry of the tennis player, who, on Friday evening, was able to arouse public disapproval after various unsporting attitudes during his match against Jarry. In fact, the latter also criticized him for his manners and, according to the European, called him “pathetic”.

Naturally, the reception given to Tabilo was very different from that of his opponent and with each point scored, the support of the fans was strongly felt. However, this does not seem to matter much to the Frenchman, who tried to repeat the formula that allowed him to succeed in the quarter-final duel. Even, In the fifth game, he served low, but his delivery ended up in the net. Immediately, the public’s blunder was immediate.

Of course, the characteristics of Guillermo Gómez’s student are very different from those of Nico. Also left-handed like Moutet, the local credit tried to manage time with oblique shots and protected his first serve. However, He wasn’t completely strong and he ended up suffering towards the end of the first race.

Everyone held their serve until the eighth game. There, the Frenchman broke Tabilo’s serve, thanks to a few unforced errors and a low percentage of the Chilean’s first serves. SO, With the leash in his pocket, he closed his sleeve without any major inconvenience.

It seemed that everything was starting to become too complicated when Moutet broke Tabilo’s serve from the start. , who looked quite upset and with a lot of doubts. However, the national racket quickly reacted by breaking again which allowed him to calm down and get back into the match.

Then, during the third game, the Chilean had four break points, but the Frenchman was able to come out of this difficult moment, with good first serves, speed in his legs and a significant amount of talent. From now on, The trend continued, with everyone holding their serve, with tilted rallies and good points.

However, Moutet’s calm in the face of this last part of the set went down the drain. And Tabilo felt it perfectly during the tenth game. Ale came back strong and the Frenchman missed his shot, which led him to throw his racket to the ground, as the crowd disapproved of this action. So, everything was defined in the third set.

The start of the final chapter found the Chilean in better form. Very focused and increasing his first serve percentages seemed to be heading towards victory against an opponent who, each time he did not make his first serve, ended up suffering a lot.

Moreover, the Frenchman continued to get angry and threw the racket again. However, this time it generated a reverse effect on his motivation and he demonstrated it in the next match, breaking Tabilo and leaving him in an extremely complex position.

In any case, the Venezuelan left-hander struggled and had three break opportunities in the eighth. game. And he did not let this opportunity escape to equalize thanks to a lucky rebound on the line which completely upset the Frenchman.

He then manages to win his serve in the next two rounds and puts all the pressure on the European to stay in the match. Here too, the public played a fundamental role, celebrating all the Chilean’s points and making his opponent uncomfortable.

The result occurred in the twelfth game. Moutet felt nervous and Tabilo took advantage of it masterfully to aim for the second title of his career and signs his first final at the Chile Open, the second of the season.

In the definition will play against the Argentinian Sebastián Báez (21st) and the Spaniard Pedro Martínez (101st) , who plays in the next round. of victory, Tabilo will be 35 years old in the world. He already claimed to be 39th.