In the quarterfinals of the ATP1000 Rome Station in 2024, Chile's Tabilo defeated China's first brother Zhang Zhizhen 2-0 to advance to the singles semifinals. It is worth mentioning that in the entire promotion road, Tabilo did not lose a set, and his excellent form also made him the biggest dark horse in the tournament.
Born on June 2, 1997 in Toronto, Canada, Tabilo switched to tennis for Chile in 2016. Tabillo, who came out of qualifying in January, won his first tour title at the Auckland Open with back-to-back victories over Bona Goyo, Bodik van de Zandsirop and Cameron Norrie (retired), 6-2, 7-5 Arthur Fes in the semi-finals and Daniel Taro 6-2, 7-5 in the finals.
In this Rome Masters, Tabilo started his invincible record after receiving a first-round bye as the No. 29 seed in the tournament. In the second round, Tabilo defeated German Hanfmann 2-0, defeated world No. 1 Djokovic 2-0 in the third round, and defeated Khachanov 2-0 in the fourth round to reach the quarterfinals of the Masters for the first time in his career.
In the 1/4 finals, Tabilo faced China's first brother Zhang Zhizhen, who also performed well, 2-0 Garland in the first round, 2-0 French player Mannarino in the second round, 2-0 American star Sheldon in the third round, and 2-0 Brazilian Monteiro in the fourth round.
The two had previously faced each other in the 2021 Wimbledon qualifiers, with Zhang winning 2-0. Now that they are fighting again, Zhang Zhizhen is at a disadvantage. In the first set, Zhang Zhizhen suffered a break in the sixth game and finally lost 3-6. In the second set, Tabilo took the lead to break serve again, and Zhang Zhizhen lost another set 4-6, and missed the semifinals with a big score of 0-2.
Although he failed to create a new personal history in the Masters, Zhang Zhizhen also returned to the TOP50 with his outstanding performance and continued to sit firmly in the first place in China.
Semi-final matchups:
Tabilo vs the winner between Zverev and Fritz. It is worth looking forward to seeing if he can make it to the final.
In Women's Singles, world No. 3 Gauff defeated world No. 7 Zheng Qinwen 7-6 6-1 to advance to the semifinals. In the semi-finals, she will face Swiatek for the right to the final.