After almost three hours of play, the Chilean managed to beat Kamil Majchrzak (90th) 6-1, 6-4, 6-7(3) and 6-1. He is now thinking about his second round match, which will take place on Wednesday.
Chile already has its first tennis player qualified for the second round of the US Open. It was Alejandro Tabilo (71st) who beat Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak (90th) 6-1, 6-4, 6-7(3) and 6-1, claiming his first victory in the main draw of the State Open.
Twenty miles from Manhattan, away from the city’s most iconic skyscrapers and buildings, is the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. A huge modern complex that will be the nerve center of emotions experienced in New York for the next two weeks. There will be the best players in the world and also Alejandro Tabilo, who started his experience for the last great of the season with victory.
In one of the secondary stadiums, shielded from lights and flashes, but accompanied by an intense national entourage, the Toronto native clenched his fist at the US Open for the first time in his career, and he only managed to make the playoffs. in 2021, being eliminated in the first round. But now it’s another player.
Strongly immersed in the world’s top 100, the left-hander has once again shown that the cement is right for him when it comes to Grand Slams, as in Australia he managed to beat the qualifiers for two consecutive years and even win matches in the main. to draw. . It was now time to party at Flushing Meadows after a 2 hour and 31 minute game.
The one who mastered in the first quarter. He entered focused and took advantage of the nerves of Majchrzak, who in the first matches did not appear. So the Chilean broke from the start and started to pave the way for victory. At first he had no problems and managed to secure the set with a resounding 6-1.
After that, the Pole improved and put the Chilean number one in trouble, but he managed to break in two key moments and take the set. First it was 1-3 and then 4-4, taking the lead when there was no more margin. These two punishments were largely due to the fighting spirit of Tabilo, who even when he was not leading the paleteos, found the necessary form not to get carried away.
But in the third set, emotions were mixed. When he broke at 3-3, everything seemed to pave the way for the Chilean to finish the match without giving up any pieces, but at 5-4 and on serve, a painful break came. He could not hold the match and the sensations changed, to the point that at the tie-break he did not even have the opportunity to challenge the definition. He lost it 3-7, after being 0-4.
The positive thing, yes, is that after losing this round, the Chilean found himself. He didn’t care if the match dragged on and he missed a real chance to pass the round. He assumed the situation and faced the fourth set with dedication. Put on the court from the first point, he found consistency and superb shots, comfortably concretizing his victory. The fourth set was won 6-1 and it left some great stats: 14 aces, 48 winners and 83% net wins. He is now thinking of his next rival, Jeffrey John Wolf (87th) who beat the Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut (18th) in the first round by a triple 6-4.
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