The second national racket advanced to the semifinal of the ATP in Mallorca and made history in Chilean tennis.
Alejandro Tabilo (24th ATP) continues on a roll in the lead-up to Wimbledon 2024 and advanced to the semi-final of the ATP 250 Mallorca after imposing itself on Jakub Mensik (88th) in the quarter-finals.
The second national racket won by 6-4 and 6-4 his rival and in the next round the left-hander will have to face the Frenchman Gael Monfils (40th), who surpassed the Spanish Roberto Bautista Agut (122nd) by 6-3, 4-6 and 6-4. The match will be played this Friday June 28at a time to be confirmed.
With this victory, Alejandro Tabilo broke a 47-year-old mark: became the First Chilean to reach the semi-final of a grass court tournament on the ATP circuit since Jaime Fillol, who in 1977 reached that level in Nottingham. In fact, since the ATP ranking has existed (1973) This is the second time in history that this has happened.
Upon learning that he broke the aforementioned record, the left-hander said that “I had no idea. Is incredible. I’m happy, it’s been an unforgettable season so far, I hope it’s the first of many like this. I hope to continue advancing at this level and with this confidence.”
Regarding his ranking, thanks to the great performance he has shown this week at the ATP in Mallorca, Tabilo will add 75 ATP points, which will allow him to climb to the 22nd place in the world ranking, its best historical position.
Alejandro Tabilo arrives with full confidence at Wimbledon 2024
Alejandro Tabilo has had a great preparation for the third Grand Slam of the year, which will have three Chileans in the main draw, since they will also be Nicolas Jarry and Cristian Garin.
He ATP 250 of Mallorca This is the second grass-court tournament that she has played this season, where she has shown an excellent level that has her among the top four in the competition. Before that, the second national racket played the Queen’s ATP (United Kingdom), competition in which they reached the round of 16.
Given the above, Jano arrives at the Cathedral of Tennis on fire, with the aim of continuing with the best year of his career, in which he has achieved his first ATP title, his first Masters 1000 semi-final and his first semi-final in an ATP tournament on grass.
