He tennis Argentino lived an unforgettable day this Saturday in Paris when Horacio Zeballosnext to Spanish Marcel Granollerschampion of the male doubles of Roland Garros After winning in an intense end the British Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski 6-0, 6-7 (5) and 7-5.
The title represents the first Grand Slam in the Marplatense race, which at 39 achieves a historical event for national tennis. In addition, it is the first time in history that a celestial and white player is crowned in the male doubles in the Boulogne Bois.
The beginning of the game was overwhelming for the Hispanic-Argentina duo and that with a solid, aggressive and fissure tennis, Zeballos and Granollers took the first set by a blunt 6-0, leaving without answers to their rivals.
But the British reaction soon arrived. In the second partial, the parity was total and, after a tight Tie-Break, Salisbury and Skupski equalized the match.
In the third set, the tension seized the Philippe Chatrier court, where each game was played with maximum intensity and there were times when the Spanish Granollers was nervous.
Over there The figure of Zeballos emerged, who kept calm and held his partner in the most complicated passages of the meeting. When the game seemed to be aimed at another Tie-Break, Zeballos and Granollers took a minimum opportunity to break the rival service and close the set 7-5, unleashing a celebration as emotional as deserved.
The embrace between them reflected the magnitude of the achievement, which was a relief after several lost ends and years of struggle.
For Zeballos, this title has a special flavor since after having played three Grand Slam finals unable to be crowned (two in Wimbledon and one in the US Open), he managed to become the first Argentine male double champion in Roland Garros.
All Argentines champions in Roland Garros
- 1950: Enrique Morea (mixed doubles)
- 1977: Guillermo Vilas (Singles)
- 1996: Patricia Tarabini and Javier Frana (Mixed Doubles)
- 2001: Paola Suárez (female doubles)
- 2002: Paola Suárez (female doubles)
- 2004: Gastón Gaudio (singles) and Paola Suárez (female doubles)
- 2005: Paola Suárez (female doubles)
- 2016: Gustavo Fernández (Singles Tennis Adapted)
- 2019: Gustavo Fernández (singles and doubles adapted)
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