He was committed to his first time in the main draw of a Grand Slam with the Argentine (153rd) unaware that he had beaten Botic Van de Zandschulp (31st).
Thiago Tirante (153rd) achieved a amazing achievement in the first round of Roland Garros Botic is new van de zandschulp (31°). In his first time in a Grand Slam main draw, he defeated the Dutchman by 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 and 6-4 in just three hours of play. What is different is the moment of the match point: The La Plata native didn’t realize he had won! Look.
The Argentine served 5-4 and 40-30 in the fourth set, with a 2-1 advantage in sets and after three hours of playing. Concentration is complete. So, after Van De Zandschulp’s return was left in net, Tirante did not realize that he had achieved the best victory of his career. It was the first time he had beaten a tennis player inside the Top 60, not to mention the context in which he achieved it.
He threw to the other field the ball that was left in his pocket and he went to get his towel, while out of the corner of his eye he was looking at the strange movements of the Dutchman. Strange for him, because his rival was right: the game is over. Turning to the middle of the field, noticed the applause from the public that did not stop and Checking the result on the screen, he realized what he had achieved.
Tirante approached Van De Zandschulp, congratulated and apologized for his mistake. Then, he shook hands with the umpire and the celebration began: he dropped the racket, raised his arms and, looking at his team, showed his disbelief at what had been achieved. The hands cover the face, expressing madness and, above all, pure happiness. In the second round he will face the Chinese on Thursday Zhizhen Zhang (70th), which eliminated the Serbian Dusan Lajovic (51st) 6-1, 4-1 and abandonment.
Tirant explained why he didn’t realize he won
“I was very focused on point by point. I didn’t look at the screen so I didn’t have extra pressure. I was very convinced that I had made it 5-3. When I went to dry myself with the towel, I looked at the skinny (Van De Zandschulp) if I’m tense and I see it on the net. That’s where I get more disoriented”Tirante commented between laughs after winning the game.
“When I went to shake his hand, I apologized if he felt bad, I explained to him. And when I shook hands with the referee I asked him: ‘Did I win?'”added the 22-year-old from La Plata. “For the match it was better, because I didn’t put extra pressure on myself and I was able to play the points more calmly. But for happiness it was worse because I didn’t even celebrate it”hill
Source: Tycsports
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