Gaubas, First Lithuanian Player in History to Reach the Third Round of a Masters 1000

le 09/05/2025 à 18h14

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35 years after the creation of the ATP Tour and the tournaments now known as Masters 1000, Vilius Gaubas made Lithuanian tennis history this Friday.

Coming through the qualifiers, the world No. 154 had already eliminated Damir Dzumhur (7-6, 2-6, 6-4) in the first round, securing the very first main-draw victory of his career. Today, facing Denis Shapovalov, the 20-year-old player boldly seized his opportunity on the Pietrangeli court, claiming the biggest win of his career with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph.

Thanks to these two convincing victories, a Lithuanian player will compete in the third round of a tournament in this category for the first time in history. He will attempt to continue his remarkable run on Sunday against Alexander Zverev or Camilo Ugo Carabelli.

Gaubas V • Q

Dzumhur D

Shapovalov D • 27

Gaubas V • Q

Gaubas Vilius

131e, 469 points

Ugo Carabelli C

Zverev A • 2

Rome

Draw

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I love tennis

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

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The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

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