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Tabilo survives Wawrinka and cites Djokovic in Montecarlo

The Chilean beat Serbian in Rome last year

April 07, 2025

Alejandro Tabilo’s smile was a symptom of total release in the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. The Chilean climbed Monday until the second round in the Principality with a memorable effort, beating 1-6, 7-5, 7-5 to the former champion Stan Wawrinka to remember his potential among the most tanned names of the costume. In one of the most anticipated initial clashes in the tournament, the South American completed a special reconciliation with the surface.

No. 32 of the PIF ATP Rankings, who had lost his last eight duels on clay, had to contain one of the most sublime gluedes of the circuit, squeezing his talent against a former Roland Garros winner. In a competed match since coldness, after accepting a wide -inspired first manga in the hands of the Swiss guest, Tabilo knew how to place his ability to suffer victory on clay.

The tournament, with a picture full of stars, will offer Tabilo a unique opportunity to strengthen before the first line of the circuit. The Chilean will measure in the second round of Montecarlo to Novak Djokovic, twice champion on the banks of the Mediterranean, in a specially expected clash on whipped land. A year ago, the South American managed to beat the Balkan in the Italic Forum in Rome, adding the most important victory of his career.

Tabilo tries to order the pieces after a start of the 2025 season away from the victories. The Chilean, who added his third triumph of the year (3-9) when landing in Montecarlo, began the year with a streak of seven consecutive losses. Last week he was about to turn his fate, having three points of the game against the American Jenson Brooksby, who would end up raising the trophy in Houston.

With 40 years and 10 days, Wawrinka aspired to become the second most veteran player capable of winning an ATP Masters 1000 match since the creation of the category (1990).

Did you know what …?
The Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters is one of the most traditional tournaments for South American tennis, which has populated the story about the clay of the Principality. The deeds of Guillermo Vilas (1976, 1982), Alberto Mancini (1989), Marcelo Ríos (1997), Gustavo Kuerten (1999, 2001) or Guillermo Coria (2004) seek relief in one of the most emblematic scenarios of ATP Tour.