Alejandro Tabilo Outlasts Gael Monfils to Reach Mallorca Championships Final

Alejandro Tabilo is heading to another ATP Tour final…

The 27-year-old Chilean professional tennis player came from behind to defeat Gael Monfils 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3) on Friday in the semifinals of the Mallorca Championships, an ATP 250 tournament played on the outdoor grass courts of Mallorca Country Club in Santa Ponsa, Mallorca, Spain one week prior to the Wimbledon Championships.

Alejandro TabiloThe match lasted 1 hour and 54 minutes.

Tabilo will next face Sebastian Ofner in the final.

Alejandro added to his prize money €34,095 ($36,551) after winning the match. In total, he has earned €82,715 ($88,674) at the tournament.

If he wins in the final, Tabilo will add €59,080 ($63,336) to his earnings for a tournament grand total of €141,795 ($152,011) in total.

This will be the second time Tabilo and Ofner meet. Tabilo lost that match.

With his performance at the Mallorca Championships, Tabilo has made it to his third final of the season and fourth in his career.

As a result, he’ll reach the Top 20 in the rankings on Monday, July 1, 2024.

He has also reached the doubles final with partner Diego Hidalgo at the Mallorca tournament.

Gonzalo Escobar & Diego Hidalgo Help Lead Ecuador to Davis Cup Finals

Gonzalo Escobar and Diego Hidalgo have sealed the Davis Cup deal…

The Ecuadorian tennis players defeated Ben McLachlan and Yasutaka Uchiyama 7-6(3), 6-3 in the doubles match at Bourbon Beans Dome on Saturday, to to complete a 3-0 victory over Japan and earn Ecuador a spot in the Davis Cup Finals in November.

Gonzalo Escobar & Diego Hidalgo

Emilio Gomezbeat Go Soeda7-5, 7-6(3) in the first match on Friday. Roberto Quirozdefeated Uchiyama in three sets, 7-6(4), 2-6, 7-6(8).

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori, who is currently building up to make his return from right elbow injury, did not play.

The match-up was played behind closed doors because of the coronavirus and world number 17s Japan were without key players against 27th-ranked Ecuador.

The Davis Cup Finals will be held in Madrid from November 23-29.