Alejandro Tabilo won the first ATP title of his career after defeating Taro Daniel and dominated the 250 tournament in Auckland.

Alejandro Tabilo, 82 ATP, Auckland champion after defeating Taro Daniel

Tabilo is currently ranked 82nd in the world and dominated the match against Taro Daniel (74 ATP), which he won in straight sets, 6-2, 7-5. The final lasted one hour and 38 minutes.

Know:

• It was the second final in the career of both Taro Daniel (after the title in Istanbul 2018) and Alejandro Tabilo (after the defeat in Córdoba 2022).

• With the win in Auckland, Tabilo will move up to No. 49 in the ATP rankings next week. We are talking about a jump to 33 positions in the world ranking.

Summary of the final between Alejandro Tabilo and Taro Daniel

The ASB Classic in Auckland was held from January 8 to 13 on hard, had a total prize pool of $661,585, was part of the ATP 250 category, and the last champion was Roberto Bautista Agut (in the 2016 edition).