The national tennis player fell in straight sets against the Czech Jiri Lehecka and could not enter the main draw of the tournament which takes place in Germany. On the other hand, Christian Garin begins his participation against Filip Krajinovic.
Alejandro Tabilo (91st) couldn’t beat Jiri Lehecka (93rd) in the second and final round of the ATP 250 Munich qualifiers. Disputed on German clay, the duel, despite the fact that it was defined in two sets, was very competitive. The Czech won 6-4 and 7-6, against a Chilean who fought until the last ball.
The Canadian-born, who appeared as the third seed, He came out of a duel in three sets against the Frenchman Geoffrey Blancaneaux (207th) in which he won with partials of 5-7, 7-5 and 6-3. Situation similar to that of Lehecka, who managed to eliminate the Bosnian Damir Džumhur (161st) also in three sets, 6-4, 6-7 and 7-5.
At some point in the second set, the National managed to break and go 3-0, however, did not take advantage of the option of a second break point, being 4-1 and 15-40. The Czech reacted to this, showing strength despite the disadvantage and extending the game until the tiebreaker, where he finally won.
The duel which meant the elimination of the second national racket lasted 1h37. After advancing, the European will have to face the Dane Holger Rune (72nd) in the round of 16. On the side of Tabilo, beyond not having managed to enter the main draw, the fall does not mean changes in the ranking, since he remains in 91st place in the ATP ranking.
Garin counts the hours
Despite the dismissal of the second national racket, the competition continues with Chilean participation. Christian Garin (31st) will face Serbian Filip Krajinovic (45th) on Tuesday. A rival with whom he recorded two previous duels, in the Cordenons and Bastad Challengers in 2016 and 2017, two victorious matches for the Balkans.
In case of progress, the native of Arica will have to face the winner between the Frenchman Hugo Gaston (64th) and the American Marcos Giron (55th). Two tennis players he has also seen faces with in the past. Facing the French, he presents a confrontation, with a victory for Gaston. While the American beat him twice.
It should be noted that Garin appears as the fifth seed and is the only South American in the draw, which has Alexander Zverev (3rd) and Casper Ruud (7th) as the two big favorites. In fact, a few days ago the Chilean shared a video via his Instagram where we see him training with the German tennis player, the highest ranked player in the tournament.
Memories of the first national racket on clay in Munich are positive. In the 2019 edition he managed to retain the title after defeating Italian Matteo Berrettini in a memorable 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 final.
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