Alejandro Tabilo is a Chilean tennis player who recently gained prominence after beating Novak Djokovic, at the ongoing 2024 Italian Open, find out more about him below and his ranking
Novak Djokovic is the reigning men’s world number one in tennis and a record-breaking 24-time Grand Slam champion.
Who is tennis player Alejandro Tabilo, bio, age, height, parents, coach, career ranking and net worth
He came out swinging 👏
🇨🇱 Alejandro Tabilo takes out Novak Djokovic in Rome.#IBI24 pic.twitter.com/BKs0MigjIz
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) May 12, 2024
Up until his recent win on May 12, 2024, Alejandro Tabilo was struggling to achieve a win on the ATP Tour against top 20 and top-10-ranked players.
Alejandro Tabilo’s bio and parents
Alejandro Tabilo Alvarez is a Chilean and former Canadian professional tennis player who was born on June 2, 1997, in Toronto, Canada. He is the son of Ricardo and Maria Tabilo. He is currently the No. 2 Chilean player and trains under his coach, Guillermo Gomez. The Chilean international recently went viral after managing to beat men’s world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.
Age and height
Alejandro Tabilo is currently 26 years old and stands at a height of 1.88 m.
Rankings
Tabilo has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 32, which he achieved on May 6, 2024. Aside from that, he also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 249, which he achieved on February 22, 2021.
Total prize money earnings
Alejandro Tabilo has so far earned a total prize of around $1,600,060.
Alejandro Tabilo beats World No.1 Novak Djokovic
Tabilo, who is currently competing in the 2024 Italian Open, managed to beat men’s world no. 1 Novak Djokovic on May 12, 2024. He managed to beat Novak Djokovic with a score of 2-6, 3-6. Following the win, he managed to progress to the fourth round of the 2024 Italian Open in Rome.
After the match, the Canadian-born Santiago resident stated:
I can’t believe it, I’ve been talking with my family, my girlfriend, all my friends… I just can’t believe it. I’m soaking it all in with my team, still trying to process.
My team were asking me when I realised during the game that I could win.”
He further added:
Honestly, in no moment, was I like, okay, I can win this.”
Alejandro Tabilo shared how he felt quite happy after the first set and was playing incredible tennis. He added how he wanted to keep at that level and take the whole match point by point. The win comes as a breakthrough for Tabilo, especially with the Paris 2024 Olympics less than three months away.