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With his debut at Wimbledon, Feliciano Lopez became the tennis player with more consecutive Grand Slam tournaments and ousted Federer.
(AFP) –
Spanish Feliciano López became the tennis player who played the most Grand Slam consecutive tournaments, 66, when he debuted in the Wimbledon .
Lopez, 36, has not missed a major tournament since Roland Garros in 2002 at the beginning of his professional career.
Toledo was measured against Argentine Federico Delbonis for a spot in the second round of the London Championship, on his favorite surface, Grass, in which he won 3 of 6 tournaments of his record.
López, who became number 12 in the world currently occupies the 70th place in the rankings and reached the quarterfinals three times in Wimbledon, his best performances .
Federer welcomed the act of his colleague
"I am happy for him (…) In addition, more and more players are able to stay in form, "Federer told reporters, recalling that he had met Lopez for the first time at a U16 European Championship in Hatfield England
. both keep fit, love sports. I hope that more players will achieve something similar. "
The Swiss also recalled that the feat has a double merit because Lopez and he started to chain big tournaments," people had the habit of jumping Wimbledon, the grass was not his thing, nor the clay. "
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