Article by Tudor Belivaca – published Wednesday, April 09, 2025 22:28 / Updated Wednesday, April 9, 2025 22:28
Alejandro Tabilo (32th place atp) produced a surprise in the Principality, eliminating Novak Djokovic (5 ATP) in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters In two sets, score 6-3, 6-4and after the great victory and qualification in the third round gave an interesting statement.
Alejandro Tabilo described how he came to a victory in a statement for “Tennis Channel”.
Alejandro Tabilo: “For this reason I was more relaxed”
“I tried to use this as something to get my pressure. I talked to my coach before the match and I said we know how to play against him. I defeated him once, so there should be that mental pressure to have the first chance of defeating it. For this reason I was more relaxed, but of course,” there is a strength. “
Tabilo gave an interesting statement: the tennis believed that Novak would “crush” him after their previous match in Rome. Then the Chilian also imposed it in two sets, score 6-2, 6-3.
“I was very afraid of this. I know how strong it is mental. I was ready to want to come and” crush “. I started strongly, I tried to be aggressive and I tried to keep it as far away from the bottom line.
Tabilo will play in the optimum against the winner of the match between Grigor Dimitrov and Valentin Varroot.
Tabilo already has two wins from two against Novak Djokovic. The Chilean beaten the Serb at the Rome tournament last year in two sets, score 6-2, 6-3. In the two duels between the two, Novak Djokovic failed to take even a set of 32nd place in the ATP standings.
