The country’s number one lost to Canadian Gabriel Diallo and was unable to continue progressing in the Kazakh competition. Regardless, this ensured him a significant rise in the rankings.
Alejandro Tabilo (23rd) ended his journey through Kazakhstan, after losing 3-6, 6-3 and 6-4 against Canadian Gabriel Diallo (118th) in the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 at Almaty, where he was second seed.
The national tennis player started the match very well and in the sixth game he achieved a break, which led him to win the first set, showing a solid level. However, the second set was different, as his rival managed a break in the sixth games and he remained solid with his serve, his main weapon, as he is 2.03 meters tall and recorded 76% first serves.
In the final round, the differences were minimal, but one to break At first it conditioned the entire development of the last part of the match and the left-hander could not recover, saying goodbye to the competition and preparing to face the end of the season. While his rival for the first time will appear in the top 100 and will face the Argentinian Francisco Cerúndolo in the semi-final.
Important promotion
In any case, his performance in Almaty will allow the student of Horacio Matta and Gonzalo Lama to climb to 21st place, gaining two places and getting closer to the top 20 again.
The latter part of the year places Tabilo with interesting challenges, since he will have to participate in the ATP 500 in Basel, the Masters 1000 in Paris and the ATP 250 in Belgrade, interesting options to add points and also defend the points he added. the final stretch last year, where he began his flight towards the best season of his career.
Source: Latercera
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