Faraj Benlahoucine, Media365, published on Saturday June 29, 2024 at 6:50 p.m.
For the first time in his career, Alejandro Tabilo won a tournament on grass at the expense of the Austrian Sebastian Ofner. This is the Chilean’s second title on the ATP circuit.
This 2024 will remain the year in which Alejandro Tabilo made a name for himself on the tennis planet. Winner at the very beginning of the year of his first ATP tournament in Auckland, the 54th player in the world reached the last four of the Masters 1000 in Rome where he beat world number 1 Novak Djokovic and inflicted a nice 6-1 on Alexander Zverev in the semi-final before suffering the law of the German. This Saturday in Mallorca, the day after his stunning success in three sets against Gaël Monfils, Alejandro Tabilo defeated Sebastian Ofner in the final (6-3, 6-4), winning his second career trophy.
Beyond his victory, Alejandro Tabilo has made an impression, especially in his country. He has become the first Chilean to win a tournament on grass. In addition, he will be entering the world top 20 for the first time in his career at 27 years old. From Monday, Chile will be able to boast of having two players in the cream of the little yellow ball, also with Nicolas Jarry. A first since Fernando Gonzalez and Nicolas Massu in 2005. To achieve this, Alejandro Tabilo showed great solidity in his serve, which he did not give up once despite the three break points in favour of the Austrian.
Tabilo – Evans in the 1st round of Wimbledon
Sebastian Ofner released more winning shots than the Chilean (16 against 9). However, with 17 unforced errors while at the same time Alejandro Tabilo only committed three throughout this final, the 54th player in the world was not able to challenge the victory to the new boss on grass. Sebastian Ofner, winner of several Challenger tournaments, will therefore still have to wait before registering a first line in his ATP record. Now it’s time for Wimbledon where he will cross swords in the first round on Monday against the Australian Aleksandar Vukic. Alejandro Tabilo will take to the track the next day against local player Daniel Evans..
