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Daniel Galan (85th place in the ATP rankings) rewrites the pages of the history of Colombian tennis. In a real battle that lasted four hours and 14 minutes, he outplayed the Swede Michael Ymir (59) 6-2, 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 3-6 and 6-1 to earn a place in the round of 16 in Wimbledon.
Why is this win so important? He became the fourth solo player from his country, male or female, to reach this milestone at a Grand Slam. In the male branch, they achieve this earlier Jamie Velasco At the US Open in 1976 and Alejandro Falla At Roland Garros 2011. In women’s tennis, Fabiola Zuluaga He also reached the fourth round at Paris 2004 and the semifinals at the Australian Open the same year.
A Bucaramanga native dreams of waking up in the cathedral of tennis. Previously, the Japanese language was also loaded Yoshihito Nishioka (27) By 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 and German Oscar Otti (233 marks) at 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 and 7-6 (3).
No man has been able to beat this condition in the tournament Main. The 27-year-old will get a chance against Yannick Sinner (VIII). The Italian won the first match, so can the Colombian hit the ground running in the second?
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