Brazil had its first singles champion after Gustavo “Guga” Kuerten hit the scene in the 90s and early 00s. Guga eventually went on to win 3 grand slams and 17 ATP titles to the delight of his fans and countrymen. His career was cut short by an unfortunate hip injury, and his retirement left a huge hole in Brazilian tennis that is quite unfortunate when you think about it.
This week Brazilians Thomaz Bellucci and Marcos Daniel made fairytale runs in Gstaad by both advancing into the semifinals. The reality with most fairytale runs is that they are usually never fully realized. Bellucci had a similar run at the Brazilian Open earlier this year, but Tommy Robredo denied him from his first title.
Today, the world no. 119, this time, took his fairy tale run to the end by winning his first title of his career. The 21 year old beat Andreas Beck 6-4 7-6(2) after 100 minutes of play. He is the first Brazilian to win an ATP title in 7 years since Guga won the Brazilian Open in 2002. Let’s hope the Brazilian up-and-comer can become another Brazilian force on the tour.
(Images: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images)
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what the hell kind of trophy is that??
I know. It's really bad, and it looks heavy. Beck definitely got the better deal out of the transaction.
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