Marrakesh raises the value of tennis player Khodar

Promising Spanish tennis player Rafael Khodar, 19 years old, won his first title in his professional career on Sunday, after defeating Argentine veteran Marco Trongiletti 6-3, 6-2 in the final match of the Marrakesh Tennis Tournament.

Khodar was outside the top 900 players in the world rankings a year ago, but he will rise to 57th place in the world tomorrow, Monday, noting that he did not turn professional until last December. After two seasons in college tennis in the United States of America.

Khodar said: “It is unbelievable... Honestly, I cannot find words to describe this feeling now.” He added, “I am very happy to have won the title here in Marrakesh. It is my first time in Marrakesh and in Morocco. I loved the fans and everyone who came to support me and watch the final.”

With this achievement, Khodar joined an elite list of Spaniards who won an ATP tournament title before the age of twenty, along with Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcarras, Carlos Moya, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Tommy Robredo.

As for Trongilletti, who is 36 years old, he was the oldest player to reach the final of an ATP tournament for the first time in the professional era. The Argentine will become the oldest player to enter the list of the top 100 players in the world for the first time; Since the Danish Torben Ulrich, who achieved this at the age of 45 in 1973.

It is expected that Trunglietti will rise to the best ranking in his career, ranking 73rd in the world tomorrow, Monday.