Tennis is an international sport. Few tennis players don’t speak English. For the many who speak English, it’s often their second or third language. It’s not uncommon to see tennis players struggle for words or literally translate from their native language.

Daniil Medvedev called the umpire a “small cat” after an argument at the Australian Open? Did he mean to call the umpire a p**y (starts with a p and rhymes with Suzy).

The P word would have given Daniil Medvedev Goes Kart Racing With Daniil Kvyat And Alex AlbonDaniil Medvedev a big fine but he got away with calling the umpire a small cat. He was probably looking for a suitable word in Russian and translated it literally into English. Now small cat has become part of the tennis vernacular. Thanks, Daniil.

As a lefthander, Alejandro Tabilo idolized Rafael Nadal when growing up. He spent most of his childhood in Canada. He also represented Canada in the juniors before switching his allegiance to Chile, where his parents are from.

Tabilo won his first Challenger title at Guayaquil in 2021. He did not lose a set on his way to the title.  In 2022, he entered the top 100 in world rankings for the first time. He speaks English and Spanish. He is more fluent in English than in Spanish because he spent most of his younger years in the US and Canada. Outside of tennis, he loves swimming and soccer. His sponsors are Lotto, Dove and Yonex. He has earned more than 1 million in his career.

Alejandro Tabilo’s Sponsors

Lotto

Tabilo has a clothing and shoe sponsorship contract with Italian brand Lotto.

Yonex

Tabilo has a racquet sponsorship contract with Yonex. He uses the Yonex  VCORE 98 racquet. He was previously using Dunlop racquets.

Dove

Tabilo became an ambassador for Dove men’s care products in 2022.