ATP Masters Rome: Alexander Zverev with comeback victory against Alejandro Tabilo in the final
Alexander Zverev won the first semi-final of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Rome against Alejandro Tabilo 1:6, 7:6 (4) and 6:2. On Sunday he will play against either Tommy Paul or Nicolas Jarry.
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May 17, 2024, 06:02 pm
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Alejandro Tabilo started on the Campo Centrale as if semi-final matches at an ATP Masters 1000 tournament were a familiar routine for him. In fact, the left-hander was in the semi-finals of an event of this category for the first time ever. But Tabilo was still cheeky, didn't let Alexander Zverev get into a rhythm, kept throwing in stops - and won the first set 6-1 after just under half an hour.
In the second act, things got tricky for the first time in the seventh game - but Zverev confidently fended off a break point from Tabilo. After that, the returners had no more work - a tiebreak had to decide. Zverev started with a double fault, but got the mini-break back to 1:2. At 3:3, the sides changed for the first time. Alexander Zverev no longer took any risks - and could rely on Tabilo making a mistake. After 1:45 hours of play, the set was tied.
After that, Zverev was clearly the better player, breaking Tabilo to make it 2-1 and 4-1. And ultimately moved safely into his third final in the Eternal City. In 2017, the Hamburg native won his first 1000-game title against Novak Djokovic.
On Sunday, the German number one is definitely the favorite: Neither Tommy Paul nor Nicolas Jarry have yet reached a final at a Masters tournament. But hey, Alejandro Tabilo showed for almost two sets that this doesn't necessarily have to play a role.
Here the individual tableau in Rome
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