Opposition of style!

Kotov's flat strikes against Tabilo's left paw

Watch out for the sequence for Tabilo after his singles final in Santiago, he also won the doubles title. Nothing crazy on paper but we remember his defeat in the first round of the Australian Open where he ended up completely defeated after his title in Auckland when he only had relatively short matches. This is something to take into account, especially since there is the change in surface which adds to that and the fact that the match will be very physical given Kotov's tenacity. Not a first round gift for Tabilo and I wouldn't be surprised to see him jump straight away. On the other hand he has a great ratio in Indian Wells because he generally surfs for a good week at home in Chile then he arrives with overconfidence and confirms. Kotov is not in the form of his life like at the end of last season but is playing well, he is solid and fighting well, could that be enough?