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2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Berankis entered the duel of the first open round of the French Championship, but was forced to lower his head all six times.
The Lithuanian, who does not like the red cape, managed to win at least one set of six attempts, he did so in 2013, when he finally lost to Frenchman Julien Benneteau after four sets.
Last year and the year before, R. Berankis was not only lucky on the card, but also in the draw ceremony, because already in the first stage of “Roland Garros” he had to play against the players of the top ten: Alexander Zverev and David Goffin. Against both the German and the Belgian, the Lithuanian won just four during the entire match geimus.
This time the lottery was more fortunate: in the first round R. Berankis expects only 104th place Hugo Dellienas in the world.
| Ričardas Berankis | Hugo Dellienas | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Years | 27 |
| 175 cm | Height | 180 cm |
| 106/122 | Wins / losses in the ATP round | 26/29 |
| 0/2 | ATP titles / finals | 0/0 |
| 7/20 | Appearances on the ground | 21/19 |
| 50 (2016 m.) | The highest ranking place | 72 (2020 m.) |
| First stage (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) | Best performance at Roland Garros | Second stage (2019) |
15 minutes invites you to meet the future rival of R. Berankis in Paris.
Desperately ended his career
H. Dellen, a 27-year-old Bolivian, was never a representative of the tennis elite, but reached the lowest point of his career four years ago.
After traveling abroad in the early stages of his career, at the age of 23, Dellien tried to return to his hometown, where he hoped to extend his career, but was unsupported and eventually split into a career.
The Bolivian found a girlfriend, made up for lost time with friends, and founded an ice-making company with her father. At that time, the tennis player, who ranked 743rd in the ATP rankings, invested 15,000 savings in him. AMERICAN DOLLAR.
“I lived a normal life. The first two months have been wonderful, Dellell said recently while speaking to the ATP website. “But soon I began to feel that this was not the life I longed for.”
I soon began to feel that this was not the life I longed for.
The Bolivian began to think about the possibility of returning during an international tournament held in his hometown, Santa Cruz, in which his brother also played.
When they came to see tennis, the fans saw H. Dellien and started chanting him.
“Why don’t you play more tennis?” Most of his compatriots who spoke with the Bolivian asked him.
Many young Bolivian tennis players saw Dellien as an example and at that time they could not understand how such a young and talented player could end his career.
H. Dellien did not respond to questions from fans, but deep down he began to long for the days when he competed on the tennis courts.
The yearning only got worse when H. Dell, who went to withdraw money at an ATM one day, saw zero on his account. At that moment, the 23-year-old was forced to ask his father for money.
“It made me very embarrassed and made me think about what I should do,” Dellien recalls.
Upon reaching the bottom, the Bolivian headed to a familiar field: tennis. After moving to Mexico, he trained with coach Eduardo Medica, who allowed him not to pay the rent and live off nothing. “I will be forever grateful to him,” Dellien said.
Returning to tennis in 2017. In January, Dellien immediately won the Futures Series tournament in Florida and climbed to 241 out of 743 ATP rankings in 12 months.
National level star
Although Dell is little known around the world, he is a true sports star in his homeland.
Earlier this year, he rose to 72nd position in the ATP rankings, and in Bolivian history there was only one more successful tennis player, Mario Martínez, who was sworn in to 32nd place on the planet in 1984.
Last year, H. Dellien achieved his first victory in the Roland Garros tournament at the Big Cross, which became the first victory for a Bolivian tennis player in one of the four great tennis tournaments since 1984, when he also won the same Roland Garros tournament. Martines.
“All my results compare to what happened over 30 years ago,” Dellien laughed at the time.
Bolivia and H. Dellien did not have to wait another 35 years for the next victory in the Big Cross tournament, in 2019, in September 11 million. A representative of a populous South American state also made it to the second round of the US Open, and in January of this year it almost became the cause of Bolivia’s national holiday.
The spells of the Australian Open had Dellien already playing Rafael Nadal in the first round, and this seemingly insignificant encounter caught the attention of the entire country.
“In Bolivia, my game against Nadal is the World Cup final,” Dellien said before the historic clash.
Bolivian Rafai did not bite: he lost 2: 6, 3: 6, 0: 6, but his status in his homeland did not change him: H. Dellien was still received as a hero and even received the wishes of the country’s president.
There is no doubt that the Bolivians have high hopes for their star before the Roland Garros tournament, because the prize for the victory against R. Berankis is not only a ticket to the second stage, but also a possible confrontation with the first rocket of the planet Novak Djokovic, which was determined by the French Open Championship. spells
Enjoy the primer
Like many South American tennis players, Dell is a true fan of ground covers. Not surprisingly, it was on this surface that the tennis player who grew up and emerged achieved all the greatest achievements of his career on the red surface.
During his career in 29 finals (eight Challenger tournaments and 21 Futures series tournaments), Dellien fell to the ground in all cases before the decisive duel. He won five Challenger finals and 16 Futures finals.
The primer is the only layer in which H. Dellien has a positive win-loss ratio in his career: at ATP tournaments he has won 21 times on red clay and lost 19 times. generally 0-1.
H.Dellienas himself, evaluating himself as a tennis player, is the one who most distinguishes the fight.
“Scanpix” nuotr./Hugo Dellienas
“I see myself as a person who always strives to achieve his dream, regardless of the price. It is not easy to overcome the obstacles that arise, and it is even more so for me because of the country I come from. I don’t want to say anything bad, but We are not at the same level in sport as the powerful countries of the world. That is why I have to live and train abroad, but I fight and sacrifice a lot to be able to achieve what I have achieved. “100 percent would be given away in each game, no matter who my opponent is, “said HH
Time and forecasts
The duel between the first rackets of Lithuania and Bolivia should begin on Tuesday around 1.30 pm.
H. Dell is considered a small favorite in this game, who is much better playing on the ground.
It is interesting that after refusing to participate in the Hamburg tournament, the Lithuanian went to Paris without practicing the terrestrial tournaments; a showdown with H. Dellien will be his first on the red surface this year.
By comparison, the Bolivian has already played in the Masters Series tournament in Rome, from which he retired after two games.
However, after the coronavirus pandemic, R. Berankis should not lack playing practice: he managed to play both at the Western & Southern Open, where he played up to five games, and at the US Open, where the Lithuanian faced three opponents before the fall.
Photo by Scanpix / Ričardas Berankis
For his part, the return of H. Dellien was not covered in roses: in August, just before starting the Western & Southern Open, the Bolivian was forced to withdraw from the tournament and to quarantine due to the COVID-19 set for his coach.
It can also help Richard that the Roland Garros tournament takes place at an unusual time: Due to a coronavirus pandemic, it moved from early summer to fall.
This means not only a tangled tennis schedule, but also much cooler weather at the French Open.
In the early days, Paris was warmed by only 15-17 degrees, and a group of tennis players demonstrated on social media a variety of ways to warm their bodies in the fresh air.
Whether R. Berankis will be able to take advantage of non-traditional circumstances will be clear on Tuesday, when two tennis players of different profiles will battle for a place in the second round and a chance to challenge N. Dzhokovich.
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