Match Report
Tabilo beats Buse & Rio rain, reaches title match
SFs had been moved to Sunday following Saturday rain
February 22, 2026
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Alejandro Tabilo advances to his sixth tour-level closing and first at ATP 500 stage on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro.
By ATP Employees
Alejandro Tabilo superior to the sixth and largest closing of his profession on Sunday on the Rio Open introduced by Claro, the place he overcame Ignacio Buse 6-3, 6-3.
Rain delayed Saturday’s semi-finals on the ATP 500 occasion in Rio de Janeiro however the Chilean Tabilo wasted little time in reaching the title match when he did finally take to court docket on Sunday morning. The 28-year-old struck 17 winners and gained 85 per cent of his first-serve factors, based on Infosys ATP Stats, en path to his 71-minute victory.
Tabilo is up 26 spots to No. 42 within the PIF ATP Reside Rankings and is ready to return to the High 50 on Monday for the primary time since Could. The lefty is searching for his fourth title and is making an attempt to turn out to be the primary Chilean man to raise tour-level trophies on clay, laborious and grass. Tabilo will meet Vit Kopriva or Tomas Martin Etcheverry within the closing on Sunday, not earlier than 5:30 p.m. native time.
