Dedura-Palomero explained his striking celebration after the historic triumph in Munich: “It was only pure gratitude”

ByDavid Mitchell
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Many times the term “Lucky Loser“It may sound unpacted, although it is surely not so for the German Diego Dedura-Palomero (549 °), which on Tuesday lived a day that will never forget to defeat 7-6 (2), 3-0 and retirement to Canadian Denis Shapovalov (29) at its premiere in the ATP 500 from Munich.

Born in Berlin but with Chilean descent For his father and Lithuanian for his mother, the left -handed youth, only 17 and invited by the organization, who had received a wink of the destination when he fell in the second phase of the qualifying stage and enter at the last moment by the decline of the Frenchman Gael Monfils (43 °), recorded his name in the history of tennis when transforming into First player born in 2008 to win a game at the highest level.

However, the owner of 10 titles in the ITF circuit, seven in Singles and three in doubles, would attract the attention of the entire world through his striking celebration On the German brick dust, where he would shout and gesture effusively towards the four sides of the central stadium and then begin his ritual, marking a cross with his right foot from the beginning of the “T” to the bottom of the court and collapse in the center with extended arms and legs.

“I am quite religious and I think God helped me a bit to get victory today. I prayed for five minutes before the game and then took all force with me on the court. After the game it was only pure gratitude,” The Spanish fan would express Rafael Nadal at a press conference, clearing doubts in relation to his surprise protocol.

Subsequently, the new 376 ° number of the male ranking, which emulated Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, among others, when premiere the success form of its category, he said: “I can’t express it with words right now, I’m so happy. On the outside you are calm and everything, but inside it is a storm. You turn him on his head. What happens if you win? With the public and everything else, what will happen to you? “

“I was fighting all these years And, finally, he had achieved the invitation for the previous phase. I won against McDonald, which is Top 100, and then lost against Bublik. I had bad luck because three Lucky Losers They entered and I was the room. I was waiting all Monday and then Monfils retired. Hug me and it was very kind. I entered and told myself: ‘Simply, have fun, sit down with the public and play your best tennis’, concluded Dedura-Palomero, who will go for another batacazo in front of the Belgian Zizou Bergs (50 °).

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David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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