The 36-year-old Spanish professional tennis player broke Roger Federer’s record by appearing in a 66th consecutive Grand Slam singles tournament while competing at Wimbledon.
Lopez defeated Argentina’s Federico Delbonis 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 during his first round match.
Back in2005, he was the first male Spanish tennis player to reach the quarterfinals at the All England Club since 1972, when Manuel Orantes reached the semifinals. He repeated the feat in 2008 and 2011.
Lopez won his first Grand Slam title at the 2016 French Open when he won the men’s doubles title with Marc López.
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