Alejandro Tabilo continues to make history: he celebrates at the ATP Mallorca and becomes the first Chilean to win a title on grass

He had already made history. After 47 years, Alexandre Tabilo He entered the final stages of an ATP tournament which is played on grass and only had to take the final step to win the ATP in Mallorca. Jano places his name on the list of champions and expands his space among the legends of national tennis, since He became the first Chilean to win a title in a grass-court tournament. on the sport’s highest circuit.

Before, there were two who were on the doorstep of glory. Luis Ayala, in Manchester, in 1968, and Jaime Fillol in Merion in 1970 and Nottingham in 1977, did not manage to win the title.

It was clear that the Toronto native was hungry for success. The Chilean, who currently occupies the 24th place in the ATP rankings, was firm in the first set and did not let his rival Sebastian Ofner (54th ATP) grow on the court.

It was like this in the sixth game, With the score favorable to the national team (3-2), the first to break . Which ended up being definitive, because the Austrian never recovered, despite his intense search, and let the set slip away for 6-3.

Then, in the second period, the European managed to hold his serve until late in the set, but Tabilo was relentless. In fact, when the score was 2-1 in his favor, it was 0-30, but Ofner showed his fighting spirit and got the point that added even more excitement to the final.

In fact, this momentum meant that in the sixth Games Tabilo had his only moment of doubt. They were down 15-40, but quickly recovered and left the score tied at three. It was the shock I needed. The story was in his hands and he couldn’t help but grab it.

In the ninth match, the left-hander began to seal his achievement. With excellent returns, he undermined the confidence his opponent had shown and made a new break to advance 5-4 . It was supposed to serve to matches.

Perhaps the nerves of the moment, those tickles that are felt in the moments before the meeting with glory, made the final match longer. 40-30. Tied at 40. Tabilo takes the lead and with an impeccable serve wins the long-awaited championship.

The national tennis player will remain in the top 20 and our country will once again have two players in this restricted group after 19 years of waiting. (Fernando González, 16th, and Nicolás Massú, 18th, achieved it on March 28, 2005.) He arrives at the third Grand Slam of the season, Wimbledon, full of confidence, in a year that has established him among the best in the world.

Additionally, in sports, Alejandro Tabilo gets an increase in his income. Without going any further, so far this season and taking into account his consecration in Mallorca, Jano has earned a total of 1,049,451 dollars. That’s to say, 993 million pesos approximately.