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From Monday, October 28 to Sunday, November 2, the Paris-Bercy Masters 1000 will take placethe last competition of the category this season. The main draw, as is customary in major tournaments, will feature the presence of several South American players.
However, this championship held in the Parisian capital did not produce the best results for tennis on that continent throughout history. In fact, There was only one champion counting all the editions.
Nalbandian, in the history of the Parisian Masters 1000. Getty Images.
This happened in 2007 and the protagonist was the Argentine David Nalbandiannothing more and nothing less. Furthermore, he achieved it with a feat: On his way to the title he managed to beat Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. It is worth mentioning that in that same year he managed to win the title in Madrid where he also defeated the legends mentioned above but also Novak Djokovic.
To be champion in Paris-Bercy, he eliminated in his debut Nicolás Almagro, later did the same with Carlos Moyá. In the third round the aforementioned Federer and managed to get into the semifinals by defeating David Ferrer, being in this match the only one that lost a set.
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In the semis, he faced the Frenchman Richard Gasquet, He gave him no options and decisively defeated him 6-2, 6-4. Given this, it was time to go all out against Nadal in the grand final. What seemed like it was going to be a high-caliber meeting, did not end up being one. The reason? Nalbandian played in his best version and overwhelmed the Mallorcan 6-4 and 6-0!
17 years later, it remains the last time a South American tennis player managed to lift the cup in Paris. Will it break in 2024?
The entire week of the tournament in the French capital can be followed LIVE on ESPN and Disney+.
