After failing to qualify for the French tournament, he could no longer extend his 79 consecutive appearances in the main draw of a Grand Slam.
the Spanish tennis player Feliciano Lopez his series ended 79 consecutive Grand Slam appearancesa historical recordfell this Tuesday in the first round of the preliminary phase of Roland Garros against Italian Gian Marco Moroni. This is the first time the 40-year-old southpaw has not featured in a Major’s main draw since he did so in 2002.certainly in the Parisian tournament.
Lopez can’t beat the black series that is raging this season, where he hasn’t won any of the nine games he’s played this season. Ranked 111th in the world after his defeat in the first round of the Barcelona tournament, that is He arrived with little preparation after carrying out his work as director of the Madrid Masters 1000was forced to go through the qualifying phase in Paris to chain her 80 grand in a row.
Roger Federer, the former holder of this record
Ever since he participated in Wimbledon in 2018, Feliciano López became the tennis player with the most consecutive participation in Grand Slam tournaments, ahead of Swiss Roger Federer, with 66, a series that has lasted until now. Today, 79 of the Spanish are followed by 67 of the Ferdinand Verdasco (2003-2020) and 66 of Andreas Seppi (2004-2022), who also stopped his figure in this Roland Garros qualy in defeat to his compatriot Giulio Zeppieri.
Feliciano López’s best result in the Grand Slams
Sa Wimbledon is where he achieved his best results, the quarter finals who played on 2005, 2008 and 2011the same round which he fell into US Open from 2015.
Source: Tycsports
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