2024-07-31 02:32:00
The Chilean was unable to cope with the solidity of the Italian and is setting his sights on Paris 2024, where he benefited from the withdrawal of the world No. 1.
Alejandro Tabilo (21° ATP) had debut and farewell in the ATP 250 Kitzbühelafter falling to Matthew Berrettini (50th) in the round of 16 of the tournament. The Chilean could not beat the Italian and lost by 7-6 (4) y 7-6 (5) in less than two hours of match.
In the first set, neither player had any chances to break, which led to a tiebreak. In this instance, Berrettini took advantage of a double fault by Tabilo and won the tiebreak 7-4.
In the second set, the national number one player fought back and overcame a 2-5 deficit to finally go to the tie-break. However, the Italian again prevailed in the tie-break and took the match 7-5.
With this defeat, Alejandro Tabilo is in 20th position in the live ranking and there will not be any major changes, since they did not defend any points this week.
In this context, the Chilean focuses on what his participation will be like in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and will have time to settle in calmly in the French capital to adapt to the conditions of the world’s biggest sporting event.
The No. 1 withdraws from Paris 2024: Alejandro Tabilo will be the top seed at the Olympics.
During this morning the Italian Jannik Sinner (1°) announced through his social networks that he withdrew from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games due to tonsillitis.
Following this unfortunate event, Alejandro Tabilo will be one of the top seeds from the Olympic event, which is good news regarding his ambitions in the competition, since will avoid facing any Top 20 players until the third round of the tournament.
The draw for the draw will take place this Thursday, July 25 at 05:00 hours (Chile).