Alejandro Tabilo has made history in Chilean tennis after being crowned this Saturday in the Mallorca tournament, in the 250 category. Tabilo, who this Monday enters the top20 by rising to the 19th in the ranking, he has become the first Chilean tennis player to win a title on grass, after beating the Austrian in the final Sebastian Ofner by 6-3 and 6-4, in one hour and 16 minutes
with his second title in his career, Tabilo becomes the number one in his country after surpassing his compatriot Nicolás Jarry in the ranking, which drops to 20th place in the world.
However, this is not the only record that Tabilo has broken on the Majorcan grass, as it also becomes the first Chilean player to play three finals on different surfaces in the same yearwhich is being its best season: Auckland (dura), Santiago (clay) and Mallorca (grass). Demonstrating great versatility on all surfaces of the circuit.
Two titles in 2024
Alejandro Tabilo started 2024 in the best possible way, achieving his first ATP title after winning in Auckland, the prelude to the Australian Open. However, His best moment was experienced last May on the clay of Romewhere Tabilo was on the verge of his first Masters 1000 final after falling in the semifinals against Zverev, who later won the title. However, left rivals of the stature of Novak Djokovic along the waywhom he defeated in the third round in his first match against the Serbian.
On the grass of Mallorca, the Chilean born in Toronto found in take out your best weaponwhat adem�s on the grass it takes on more value. The 24-year-old tennis player did not give up any serve and completed a great final by connecting five direct serves.
However, this has not been the South American tennis player’s last match in Mallorca, since along with the Ecuadorian Diego Hidalgo, he has fallen in the doubles final against Julian Cash and Robert Galloway. Despite not leaving Mallorca with two titles under his arm, Tabilo will arrive in London as world number 19 and twenty-fourth seeded his second Wimbledon within the main draw, after debuting in 2022 and beating Serbian Djere in his debut. In his first match he will face the British Daniel Evanswho will start with the advantage of playing in front of his audience.
Thus, Tabilo continues to gain sensations this 2024, where The Chilean has missed me and now aspires on the Wimbledon grass to complete a good performance in a Grand Slamwhere it has only reached the second round precisely at Wimbledon 2022 and at the US Open that same year.
