Comeback of the yr? Tommy Paul saves 5 MPs, shocks Alejandro Tabilo | ATP Tour

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Comeback of the yr? Paul saves 5 MPs, shocks Tabilo

American will subsequent play Machac or Vukic in Shanghai

October 06, 2024

Tommy Paul earned among the finest comeback wins of the season on Sunday in Shanghai.

Nineteenth seed Alejandro Tabilo led the eleventh seed 7-6(2), 5-1 and earned 5 match factors on his serve at 5-2, however was unable to shut out the match. Paul took full benefit, rallying for a 6-7(2), 7-6(6), 6-2 victory in two hours and 43 minutes for a spot within the Spherical of 16 on the Rolex Shanghai Masters.

Paul SURVIVES 💪@TommyPaul1 got here from a set down and saved 5 match factors to defeat Tabilo 6-7 7-6 6-2 😤@SH_RolexMasters | #RolexShanghaiMasters pic.twitter.com/gwQrJxqJhz

— ATP Tour (@atptour) October 6, 2024

Tabilo has loved one of the best season of his profession and regarded able to proceed it with a powerful victory in opposition to Paul. However the Chilean made an error on three of his match factors and Paul hit an overhead winner on one other. On the lefty’s last match level, he put strain on Paul by closing the online, however the American hit an ideal crosscourt backhand passing shot to flee.

Paul gained 12 of the match’s last 15 video games and transformed 4 of his 13 break factors in accordance with Infosys ATP Stats to earn a showdown in opposition to in-form thirtieth seed Tomas Machac or qualifier Aleksandar Vukic. 

Together with his victory, the 27-year-old Paul climbed previous Grigor Dimitrov into tenth within the PIF ATP Dwell Race To Turin, inside 425 factors of eighth-placed Novak Djokovic. Paul is making an attempt to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the primary time. 

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Paul now leads Tabilo 2-0 of their Lexus ATP Head2Head collection and each of their conferences have come this yr. The American was additionally victorious 6-3, 6-4 on grass at Queen’s Membership.