[4] A. Tabilo b. S. Ofner 6-3 6-4
First set: too many errors for OfnerSecond set: Ofner wastes and then Tabilo celebrates
Record man Tabilo: in the presence of Toni Nadal and Jurgen Klopp, he wins the 250 in Mallorca, beating Sebastian Ofner and he thus conquers the second title of his career, the second, moreover, of this extraordinary 2024, which began with the success in Auckland (obtained starting from the qualifiers), continued with the final in Santiago and embellished with the semi-final in Rome: during the course, he eliminated Novak Djokovic. Despite the excellent preludes, it was not at all obvious but to see him triumph even on grass, the surface on which the last Chilean to reach a final was in 1970 Jaime Fillol, Nicolas Jarry’s grandfather, who, moreover, would be overtaken as Chilean number one by Tabilo. This is also a great result for Sebastian Ofner, not exactly a grass specialist, who is on the path to achieve his first ATP final he eliminated our Darderi and is getting closer and closer to his best ranking (number 37).
First set: too many errors for Ofner
Tabilo, trailing 1-0 in the previous matches, remained in control of the match from the first break, the one obtained at the sixth game of the first set, at the third break point of the matchThe Chilean will end up facing three of them during the match, but he will be good at canceling them: a performance marked by cynicism which acts as a counterpoint to the many errors of Ofner, certainly not used to the surface; the Austrian commits 17 unforced errors against the three of his opponent, who nevertheless surpasses him by seven (9 to 16) in the winners.
Second set: Ofner wastes and then Tabilo celebrates
The match could perhaps have turned during the sixth game of the second set, in which Oven, which greatly speeds up his game, twice found themselves one point away from 4-2. Tabilo, however, is also saved thanks to the service ((78 percent of points won with the first and 57 with the second), finds the break in the ninth game and goes to serve at 5-4. To conclude, three match points are needed: in the first two cases, the end of the match is delayed by Ofner’s excellent responseswho also gets one last break point. After an hour and sixteen minutes, however, the meeting is over and Tabilo excitedly goes to embrace his box; shortly after, he lifts the cup handed to him by Toni Nadal.
