Jun 25, 2023, 11:40 ETA Alexander Bublik with the champion trophy in Halle. Getty Images
Tennis is a sport that leaves many pearls and curiosities to the delight of the fans. This time, the protagonist is the ATP 500 de Halle. What’s going on? There is a “curse” that shows that the champion of this event is eliminated in the first round of Wimbledon in the same year.
The strange event began in 2011 when the German Phillip Kohlschreiber he beat his compatriot Philipp Petzschner 7-6 (5), 2-0 and retired in the final. In the All England, he quickly lost to Uzbek Denis Istomin 6-4, 3-6, 3-6, 3-6.
New year, but same story. In 2012, the German Tommy Haas he defeated the Swiss Roger Federer in the definition by 7-6 (5) and 6-4. It was precisely Kohlschreiber, champion in the previous edition, who eliminated him in the British Grand Slam 6-3, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (5), 6-7 (1) and 2-6.
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Four years had to pass for the German Florian Mayer repeat history. In that tournament, he beat Alexander Zverev in the defining match: he went 6-2, 5-7 and 6-3. The Austrian Dominic Thiem dismissed him from Wimbledon 7-5, 6-4 and 6-4.
In 2018, the protagonist was the Croatian Borna Coric after beating Federer 7-6 (6), 3-6 and 6-2. The “curse” did his job and he left the Major on grass after falling to Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-2 on the first day of action.
Ugo Humbert (He beat Andrey Rublev 6-3 and 7-6 (4) in the final) and Hubert Hurkacz (he beat Medvedev 6-1 and 6-4) were the last two cases in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Nick Kyrgios was the executioner of the Frenchman in the tennis cathedral while Alejandro Davidovich Fokina did the same against the Pole. Both losses were in five sets.
But there is always an exception to the rule and in this case he has a first and last name: Roger Federer. Since this peculiar negative streak began for the champions of the German contest, His Majesty won the title in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2019. He, unlike the rest, was able to overcome the debut at Wimbledon where he has a total of eight Titles.
the kazakh Alexander Bublik He is the ATP 500 champion from Halle in 2023… Can he break the curse?
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2023-06-25 15:40:00
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