By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday April 15, 2025
He’s the primary participant born in 2008 to play in – not to mention win – an ATP match. And when Germany’s Diego Dedura-Palomero superior previous Denis Shapovalov by way of retirement on Tuesday in Munich, he celebrated with gusto, making a cross within the pink clay and laying on his again along with his arms outstretched.
Is that this how the youngsters rejoice lately, when their opponent is pressured to retire with an damage?
Apparently.
Dedura-Palomero is new at this, so maybe we are able to perceive the passion. He earned a 7-6(2), 3-0 RET win and can face Alexander Shevchenko within the second spherical.
The 17-year-old, ranked 549, had earned his first High 100 in qualifying when he took out 100-ranked Mackenzie McDonald. After dropping to Alexander Bublik within the final spherical of qualifying he took his place as one among 5 fortunate losers within the BMW Open major draw.
At 17 years and one month, Dedura-Palomero is the fifth youngest participant to win a match at Munich. He reached a career-high of 27 within the junior rankings and made the third spherical of the Australian Open Boys’ match in 2024. The son of a Chilean father and a Lithuanian mom, Dedura-Palomero owns a 30-19 report on the ITF Tour.
What a distinction 6 months could make 👀Onwards and upwards for Diego Dedura-Palomero 💪 pic.twitter.com/PRi6dg5Epp
— ITF (@ITFTennis) April 15, 2025
