This Friday, the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo (68th) will play in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro against the Argentine Thiago Tirante (92nd) who already knew how to leave another Chilean on the road in this tournament, as was Cristian Garin.
If he overcomes this barrier, he will not only make a new leap in the ATP ranking, where he has currently climbed ten positions and got back into the Top 60but is heading towards winning its first title this year.
It’s not whimsical. The fact is that if we take into account the results that occurred on the last day of the ATP 500 in Rio, Tabilo’s painting openedbecause it does not have players within the 50 best in the world. A golden opportunity to be champion.
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If the Canadian-born left-hander defeats Tirante this Friday, the next day he would play in the semifinals against the winner of the match between the Italian Matteo Berrettini (57°) and the Peruvian Ignacio Buse (91st), who gave the surprise by beating the local credit Joao Fonseca (38th) by 5-7, 6-3 and 6-4.
At the bottom of the draw at the ATP 500 in Rio, the trans-Andean team faces off in the quarterfinals Tomas Etcheverry (51st), the only seed in competition, against the Portuguese Jaime Faria (147°). Finish this phase Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (78°) and the Czech Vit Nettle (87°).
It should be noted that Alejandro Tabilo records the best performance of his career in the Brazilian competition, since in 2023 he did not make it past qualifying, while in 2024 and 2025 he fell in the first round. In addition, he equaled what he did a week ago at the ATP 250 in Buenos Aires.
When does the Chilean play?
The quarterfinal match of the ATP 500 in Rio between Alejandro Tabilo and Thiago Tirante will be played this Friday February 20 not before 9:00 p.m. at the Court Guga Kuerten of the Jockey Club Brasileiro on Rio soil.
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