2024-08-29 12:09:37
The national tennis player will be able to access an exorbitant prize for competing with the elite of world tennis.
Alexander Tabilo (22nd ATP) is going through the best moment of his career, which has led him to win two titles this season and position himself for the first time as the best Chilean tennis player on the circuit. Thanks to this, the left-hander was selected to join the Rest of the World team to compete in the Make Cup, a prestigious exhibition tournament created by Roger Federer.
All eyes are on this striking event, as it brings together the best tennis players from around the world, who will compete against each other September 20 and 22, 2024.
The players who will represent Team Europe are: Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev.
While Team World will be composed of: Alejandro Tabilo, Alex de Minaur, Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe y Tommy Paul.
The millions that Alejandro Tabilo will pocket for participating in the Laver Cup
Although the tournament does not award ATP points, participating in the Laver Cup allows you to be among the tennis elite and, along with that, access a millionaire amount.
According to a report by The New York Times in 2022, players’ contracts include amounts of money based on the results they achieve. In case your team wins the competition, each of the tennis players will receive a payment of $250,000. If your team loseeach one will pocket $125,000.
In addition, there are bonuses for individual victories, although these amounts have not been made public.
Under this context, Alejandro Tabilo will be the first Chilean to compete in a Laver Cup matchafter Nicolás Jarry was called up as a substitute in 2018, where he ultimately did not play any matches.