Feliciano extends his streak at Queen's; Ramos and Sinner fall

The toledano Feliciano López premiered Queen's, a tournament he has won in 2017 and 2019, with a victory in the first round against Illya Marchenko 6-1 and 7-6 (6).

The Spanish tennis player has won twelve of the last thirteen games who has played in the London tournament, where he has achieved the two most important individual titles of his career, in addition to the doubles with Andy Murray two years ago.

Feliciano, number 64 in the world, it took an hour and 29 minutes and two match points to incline the Ukrainian, whom he subdued with twelve direct aces.

Asked about the secret of his longevity (he will turn 40 in September), López said that it is “have a glass of red wine from time to time”, unleashing the laughter of the public. “Apart from that, I have taken great care of myself, my physique, my nutrition. I have tried to be in shape, because after thirty that is very important to be able to play against tennis players who are sometimes 10, 15 or 20 years younger than you. “

Caen Sinner and Ramos

The young Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner, number 23 in the ATP ranking, lost in his debut in the Queen's tournament by 7-6 (8/6) and 7-6 (7/2) against the British Jack Draper, which is ranked 309th in the world rankings.

Spanish was also eliminated Albert Ramos (N.38), who lost against another Briton, Cameron Norrie (N.41), by 4-6, 6-3 and 6-4.

The Queen's tournament is one of the preparatory to Wimbledon, it is played on grass and distributes $ 1,730,000 in prizes.