2024-06-21 21:26:39
It will likely be 34 years for the reason that legendary coronation of Andrés Gómez and the tricolor doubles participant’s debut on the French Open is approaching.
Though Rafael Nadal made it look straightforward, with 14 titles underneath his belt, it isn’t in any respect straightforward to succeed in Roland Garros and obtain the Grand Slam crown. Amongst all his champions, few South Individuals achieved that feat, Gastón Gaudio being the final, within the 2004 Argentine closing in opposition to Guillermo Coria. Beforehand, Brazilians (Gustavo Kuerten on three events) and even earlier than Ecuador, with the assistance of Andrés Gómez, celebrated it. And on this new version, there are two nationwide representatives: Gonzalo Escobar and Diego Hidalgo.
After the qualifying rounds, the person major draw for each women and men started this Sunday. And all of Ecuador waits expectantly for what occurs on Tuesday the twenty eighth of this month, with the debut in doubles of the one born in Manta.
Gonzalo Escobar, tennis participant from Ecuador.
The 35-year-old tennis participant, who’s paired with Aleksandr Nedovésov, will face one another within the first spherical to the Spaniards Sergio Martos Gornés and Pablo Carreño Busta. This match will happen from 4 within the morning (Ecuadorian time) and, in the event that they advance, they may go in opposition to the winner of the sequence between Ariel Behar and Adam Pavlasek in opposition to Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram.
That very same Tuesday and within the early hours of the day, Diego Hidalgo He may even go for a spot within the second spherical together with Chilean Alejandro Tabilo. As rivals they may have Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz, each Germans.
Diego Hidalgo, Ecuadorian doubles participant.
The prizes that Gonzalo Escobar can obtain at Roland Garros
- Ronda 1: €5.500
- Ronda 2: €10.500
- Quarterfinals: €17,500
- Semifinals: €31,000
- Runner-up: €61,000
- Champion: €122,000
Gonzalo Escobar and Aleksandr Nedovyesov will search to strike a blow in France.
The Roland Garros title held by Ecuador: by Andrés Gómez
Within the 1977 version, the Argentine Guillermo Vilas was the primary and major exponent of the continent in Gallic lands, adopted by the Guayaquil native, who He beat the American Andre Agassi in a detailed definition 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 and 6-4.
«Roland Garros just isn’t solely one of many 4 nice and historic tennis tournaments; It’s everybody’s obsession. Its tracks, its environment, its metropolis assist to additional enlarge whoever manages to win it. Accessing it is vitally troublesome. With the ability to prevail in it’s a better problem, a dream come true. For that reason, I consider that I’m privileged to my sport, my nation and Roland Garros,” Gómez, who On June 10, it’ll rejoice the thirty fourth anniversary of that championship.
Andrés Gómez received the Roland Garros in 1990.
The Child from Las Vegas, because the American was nicknamed, arrived as the nice favourite. Winner of 60 titles all through his profession, he is among the eight tennis gamers able to having received all 4 Grand Slam tournaments (4 have been in Australia, two in the USA Open, one in Wimbledon and one in France).
The Ecuadorian, ten years older after which seventh within the rating, had misplaced within the rapid antecedent in opposition to Agassi, only a few weeks in the past in Miami (6-7, 6-2 and 6-3). Nevertheless, the one from Guayaquil had his dream afternoon and beat the then quantity 5 on the earth, with grit and forcefulness.
Andrés Gómez and Agassi after the 1990 closing.
It’s price remembering the excellent profession of Gómez, who was primary on the earth in doubles in 1986 and who accrued 21 particular person titles and one other 33 as a doubles participant.
By: Diario OLÈ.com