At 32 years of age and after a tough ride, Pablo Andujar wins his first ATP title after 3 operations!
Currently ranked no.355, Pablo was sidelined by a problem to his right elbow. He had to sustain 3 operations in March and November 2016 and in April 2017. He was completely out of the rankings in October 2017. Eventually, Pablo won his first match in 2 years the 20th of February in 2018 in Rio against Gerald Melzer. Then he won the Challenger in Alicante 2 weeks ago, and on Sunday he clinched the title in Marrakech.
Pablo won his title in Marocco after defeating Kyle Edmund 6-2 6-2 in 82 minutes.
For the first time since 2014, @AndujarPablo is the last man standing at an ATP tournament! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/NBzCNgpGx9
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 15, 2018
And this is how you overcome years of injury and three elbow surgeries. ðŸ†
Congratulations, @AndujarPablo! pic.twitter.com/HvtEuHy9I9
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 15, 2018
I always believed I could come back. ANDUJAR
After the final, Pablo commented
“I always believed that I could come back. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have tried. I played very well during the whole match. Trying to make him move as much as I could. He attacks a lot and is a very strong player. I was very solid today, and I’m very happy about that.”
Andujar has previously won the tournaments in Casablanca (2011, 2012) and Gstaad (2014).