The second national racket made a notable rise in the rankings, after beating the Japanese Taro Daniel in the final of the championship, just before the Australian Open.
New Zealand has become a land that, from today, will be a source of joy for Alexandre Tabilo. The Chilean tennis player won the first ATP title of his career in Auckland, after beating the Japanese Taro Daniel (74th) in the final by sets of 6-2 and 7-5, in one hour and 36 minutes of play.
In addition to winning the first major trophy of his career on the circuit and a succulent sum of money as reward, the victory against the Japanese brought something important for the left-hander born in Toronto, Canada: achieved the best ranking of his career.
The 2024 season started with Tabilo ranked 82nd of the ATP ranking. Thanks to his triumphs, he progressed to improve the best mark he had obtained. He became 64th in July 2022. However, for the next update, it will not be less than the top 50. A huge rise of 33 places places him at 49th in the live rankings.
It installs nothing less than like the fifth best South American in the ranking. The first is Nicolas Jarry, 1st from Chile, who is 18th. Next come the Argentines Francisco Cerúndolo (21st), Sebastián Báez (29th) and Tomás Martín Etcheverry (32nd). Chile has four representatives in the top 100. Christian Garin (86th) and Tomás Barrios (93rd) are added.
“Jano” is the ninth Chilean tennis player to win an ATP title. He joins a list led by Marcelo Ríos, Fernando González, Jaime Fillol and Nicolás Massú.
Tabilo’s next step will be his debut at the Australian Open, which begins in the early hours of Sunday for our country. In the first round he will face the American Aleksandar Kovacevic (103rd), from Qualy.
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