After a tough battle against Karen Khachanov, the Chilean qualified for the quarter-finals of the Masters 1000.
Alejandro Tabilo (32nd in the ATP ranking) continues to party in Italy . After beating Novak Djokovic in the previous round, the Chilean now managed to win in two sets of 7-6 (5) and 7-6 (10) over Karen Khachanov (18th), thus reaching the quarter-finals of the skill.
All the efforts made during the two and a half hours of competition were rewarded and for the same reason the second national racket was celebrated with everything.
In the last game of the match, the national tennis player sent a powerful and targeted serve to which the Eurasian responded with a backhand. Tabilo immediately went to the net and closed the match with a volley .
Once victory was confirmed, everything was bliss. The Chilean threw himself onto his back and celebrated on the ground while receiving a standing ovation from the crowd at the Grand Stand Arena. .
Once standing, he greeted his rival and before saying goodbye to the chair umpire, he put his hands on his head, signaling that he could not believe what was happening. Finally, he returned to the center of the field to receive applause from the fans again.
“A victory that means everything “, expressed the ATP through its social networks. “The emotions of Tabilo signing one of the results of his career at the Foro Italico in Rome”, they added, accompanying the message with a video of the moment.
From now on, Tabilo must wait to meet his next rival who will emerge from the duel in which the Chinese Zhizhen Zhang (56th) and the Brazilian Thiago Monteiro (106th) will face each other.
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