Lehečka beats Tabilo in Madrid Open 3-set win

Jiri Lehečka advanced at the ATP Madrid Masters with a comeback victory over Alejandro Tabilo, winning 3-6, 7-6(7-3), 6-4 on Court 4. The No. 11 seed needed two hours and ten minutes to turn the match around on red clay, leaning on a huge serving day and a timely break in the decider. The second set swung on a clinical tiebreak that kept him alive before he closed it out in three.

Big serves, few errors

Lehečka’s serve set the tone across the last two sets. He fired 16 aces to Tabilo’s 7 and did not hit a double fault, while the Chilean had 2. The Czech landed 66% of first serves and won 80% of those points (48/60). Tabilo held his own at 63% first serves in and 73% first-serve points won (44/60), but the raw ace count and cleaner service games helped Lehečka in the long run.

First set to Tabilo, second set momentum shift

Tabilo controlled the opener 6-3 behind a dominant serving stretch: he won 91% of points on both first and second serve in the set and took 9 return points to Lehečka’s 2. Lehečka steadied in the second, cranking 7 aces in that set alone and winning 88% of points behind his first serve (23/26). He took the tiebreak 7-3 to level the match, having limited Tabilo to just 3 first-serve return points in the set.

Decider: one break does it

Lehečka raised the level again in the third, winning 80% of first-serve points and a perfect 100% on second-serve points. He also outscored Tabilo 10-4 on return points in the set, converting the lone break he needed for 6-4. Each player finished with one break of serve across the match, but Lehečka’s timing and late surge on return made the difference.

What the numbers say

– Lehečka’s first-serve points: 48/60 (80%); Tabilo: 44/60 (73%)
– Second-serve points: Lehečka 19/31 (61%); Tabilo 25/35 (71%)
– First-serve return points: Lehečka 16/60 (26%); Tabilo 12/60 (20%)
– Max points in a row: Lehečka 8; Tabilo 5
– Tiebreaks: Lehečka 1; Tabilo 0

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