Jun 28, 2024, 2:00 p.m. ET
Alejandro Tabilo will have the opportunity to become a legend at the ATP 250 tournament in Mallorca If he wins the titles in singles and doubles, in the latter specialty, together with the Ecuadorian tennis player Diego Hidalgo.
“It would be unforgettable,” confessed the Chilean after earning the right to dream of his first title on grass after defeating Frenchman Gaël Monfils in three sets: 2-6, 6-2 and 7-6 (3).
Tabilo and Hidalgo are also hoping to lift the doubles trophy in the clash between Britain’s Julian Cash and American Robert Galloway.
“Being in the final in singles and doubles is incredible. Tomorrow I have to come with everything,” acknowledged the South American tennis player, who could climb to nineteenth place in the world rankings if he wins the final in Mallorca. the third in his record after those he played in Auckland (New Zealand) and Santiago, Chile.
Then, He would become Chile’s number one, surpassing his compatriot Nicolás Jarry; In addition, he would be the first tennis player from that country in celebrating a title on hard court, dirt and grass since Jaime Fillol.
“I started the first set badly,” Tabilo acknowledged in statements to the organizers of the Spanish tournament in which he analyzed what the match against Monfils was like. “I didn’t make any serves, but everything changed in the second. I felt the ball better, I was able to connect the first serve and I felt better because I was able to find the court,” he explained.
Tabilo praised Mallorca and the grass pitches of the Santa Ponsa Country Club: “From day one I felt very comfortable here. I was here two years ago and I loved it, I always wanted to come back.”
