Tennis Alejandro Tabilo falls in first round of US Open

There was a complicated first Alexander Tabilo in the first round of the US Open. The Chilean tennis player, 21st in the ATP ranking, was unable to face the Belgian David Goffin (78th) and ended up losing 7-6(7), 6-1 and 7-5. .

The first set seemed to start favourably for the national first racket. In fact, he managed to break the European’s serve at the beginning of the second game and, after the corresponding confirmation, he took the lead 3-0.

However, in the seventh games The situation was the same when Goffin snatched the serve from Tabilo. The national representative tried to regain the advantage in the following game, managing to score two break points well saved by his rival.

Ultimately, the first set should have been defined in the tie-break In this specific case, the Belgian was more precise and ended up winning the set 7-6(7). .

The level of the previous round was far from being found in the second. This time, it was Tabilo who had to resign himself to abandoning his serve in the second game.

In the sixth, in one of the longest points of the match, the Chilean managed to avoid four break points before his rival managed to achieve it, leaving him with a 5-1 lead and with the possibility of closing it in the next game. Tabilo fought and found two break points that did not prevent Goffin from closing the second set 6-1. .

In what would be the third and final set in dispute, the action remained even until the fifth. gamesThere, the European took advantage of the first break opportunity he had in his favor to take the lead 3-2.

This time, however, Goffin was unable to confirm the difference. Tabilo managed to put the pressure on and immediately levelled the set, making it 3-3.

In the eighth game, Tabilo took the lead, remaining 5-3 and with the possibility of sealing the first set in his favor in the match. However, Goffin managed to make the difference once again and immediately recover what had been lost. .

Moreover, Then, in the 11th game, he broke again, which allowed him to close the match with a 7-5 in the third set, thus moving on to the next round. .

On the eve of his U.S. debut, Tabilo shared his expectations. “This year has been incredible. I never could have dreamed that I would be in the Top 20 this year,” he said in an interview with ATPTour.com.But a next goal in the rankings for the rest of the year, with very few tournaments left, could be the top 15, which would be extraordinary for me, and aiming for the top ten. ” he added.

He also spoke about his relationship with coach Horacio Matta.We worked a little on the serve and corrected some details like the forehand. . Horacio helps me a lot. It has brought me a lot of good things. Now I am a much more decisive or determined player, who knows what he wants to do with his game, what he wants to execute,” he commented.

“And with everything we worked on, I was more efficient and I won more points. These little details that we improved made me more aggressive. They make me play with more margin and help me hit more ” he said.