5. Only man to win an ATP 500 event for 12 consecutive years
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He might have faltered a lot last year but he still managed to win an ATP 500 tournament at Hamburg. And with his latest victory at Barcelona, he has now won a title at this level for 12 consecutive years, making himself the only man ever to do so. He has 17 titles to his name in the ATP 500 category, the very first of which came at Acapulco on clay in 2005. He went on to add 15 more on the same surface.
His first 500 win on hardcourts was at Dubai in 2006 where he beat Federer in three sets for the title. The other such win on hardcourts came four years later at the 2010 Japan Open.
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Sudeshna Banerjee
Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.
Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.
Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.
Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.
When not using her skills and years of experience in crafting compelling content, Sudeshna likes to read, watch movies and travel.
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