The achievements of a Dominican professional tennis player, Victor Estrella, have generated press coverage in a number of newspapers, including the Washington Post and The New York Times. The reporters have been particularly intrigued by Estrella’s success on the courts, given that Mr. Estrella is 33 years old. He will soon turn 34. Reporters interviewed Estrella after he won his first two matches at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. competing against players with higher ranking and that are much younger than he is.
Playing in the Citi Open in the Washington, D.C., in his second game, Victor Estrella (ATP ranked 87th) defeated Feliciano Lopez of Spain (ranked 25th) to advance in the tournament. Estrella is now expected to move up to a career best 80th ranking into the next tournament, the US Open in New York City.
Estrella became the first Dominican tennis player to break into the top100 ATP rankings after he won a Challenger tournament in Salinas, Ecuador.
The US reporters promised to follow Estrella’s matches when he plays in the US Open in New York City that begins 25 August 2014.
This is the first time a Dominican player will participate in the 128-player tournament.
Estrella has been playing in the top 100 since February 2014. He played in the main draw of two Grand Slam events, the French Open in May and at Wimbledon in June, losing in the first round both times.
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