Tabilo beats Buse & Rio rain, reaches title match
Alejandro Tabilo advanced to the sixth and biggest final of his career on Sunday at the Rio Open presented by Claro, where he overcame Ignacio Buse 6-3, 6-3.
Rain delayed Saturday’s semi-finals at the ATP 500 event in Rio de Janeiro but the Chilean Tabilo wasted little time in reaching the title match when he did eventually take to court on Sunday morning. The 28-year-old struck 17 winners and won 85 per cent of his first-serve points, according to Infosys ATP Stats, en route to his 71-minute victory.
Tabilo is up 26 spots to No. 42 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings and is set to return to the Top 50 on Monday for the first time since May. The lefty is seeking his fourth title and is trying to become the first Chilean man to lift tour-level trophies on clay, hard and grass. Tabilo will meet Vit Kopriva or Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the final on Sunday, not before 5:30 p.m. local time.
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