Alejandro Tabilo (96th) is enjoying his great moment. In the Santiago Challenger he gave new proof that his level is beyond what his ranking says and this proved it amply against the Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas (117th)in a duel that had a close first set, key to defining what would come later. It was a victory for the national by 7-6 (6) and 6-1.
The start was weak for the Toronto native, since the Inca dominated with his forehand and in the first game of the match he achieved the only break he obtained. However, the local tennis player gradually got into a rhythm and recovered the break in the sixth game that allowed him to even things out. As the partial progressed, he showed himself to be more and more solid and everything ended up being defined in the tie breakwhere he imposed his hierarchy.
After the tiebreaker, Varillas collapsed emotionally and tennis-wise. Tabilo grew in confidence and quickly made the necessary breaks to get a quiet lead. The large audience that arrived at Club Manquehue was delighted with the lucid shots of the Chilean left-hander, which led to a standing ovation at the end of the match.
For passage to the final, his rival will be the Bolivian Hugo Dellien (101st), who won a close match against the Argentine Tomás Etcheverry (123rd), 6-3, 6-7 (3) and 6-4 , in a marathon duel that lasted three hours and 17 minutes. The definition will be disputed This Sunday at 4:00 p.m.
With his victory this Saturday, Guillermo Gómez’s pupil will be around position 91 in the ranking, his best position. And if tomorrow prevails, could climb to 86th placealthough it will depend on the results that occur in Indian Wells before the next installment of the classification.
