By Chris Oddo | @Thefanchild | Tuesday April 15, 2025
He is the first player born in 2008 to play in – let alone win – an ATP match. And when Germany DEGO DEDUATA-PALORO Advanced past Denis Shapovalov Through retirement on Tuesday in Munich, he celebrated with gusto, making a cross on the red clay and laying it on his back with his arms lying down.
Is this how children celebrate these days, when their opponent is forced to retire with an injury?
Apparently.
Dedura-Palomero is new to this, so we can probably understand enthusiasm. He won a 7-6 (2), 3-0 win and will face Alexander Shevchenko in the second round.
The 17-year-old, ranked 549, had won his first 100 qualification when he issued 100-ranked Mackezie McDonald. After losing Alexander Bublik in the last round of qualification, he took his place as one of the five lucky losers in the main draw of BMW Open.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quwimdv26s
In 17 years and a month, Dedura-Palomero is the fifth youngest player winning a match in Munich. He reached a high career of 27 in the small rankings and made the third round of the Australian Open boys tour in 2024. The son of a Chilean father and a Lithuanian mother, Dedura-Palomero, owns a 30-19 record on the ITF tour.
