Martin Landaluce, US Open junior champion

The Madrilenian Martin Landaluce He cemented his supersonic career in the grassroots categories by winning the US Open junior under-18 tournament at the age of 16.

The CT Chamartín tennis player, who has a partial scholarship from the Rafa Nadal Academy, defeated the Belgian Gilles Arnaud Bailly by 7-6 (3), 5-7 and 6-2 in 2h.13′.

Lugo’s student Oscar Burrieza he won 54 of 61 matches on the official junior circuit of the ITF, he won 21 of the last 22. Semifinalist at Wimbledon, where he already defeated his rival in New York, he took another step forward in his promising career .

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This happens in the list of winners Dani Rinconthe best of 2021 and who took over from the distant success of Javier Sanche Vicario in 1986.

In the women’s singles, it was a big day for the Philippines and the Rafa Nadal Academy since then Alexandra Eala beat Czech Lucie Havlickova 6-2, 6-4 in the final. First success of this size in an Asian country.

There was another Spanish winner of the day, who made history as a pioneer. Martin of the Bridgepartnered with Frenchman Nicolas Pfeifer, beat big favourites, British Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid 4-6, 7-5 and 10-6.

The Galician signed the first Spanish tennis crown in a Grand Slam wheelchair tennis tournament.