Andres Gimeno, Roland Garros’ oldest champion of modern era, dies at 82 | Malay Mail

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MADRID, Oct 9 — Andres Gimeno, the oldest male French Open champion in the Open era, has died at the age of 82, the Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) announced today.  Gimeno’s biggest achievement was winning Roland Garros aged 34 in 1972 but he also reached the Australian Open final in...

Thursday, 10 Oct 2019 12:04 AM MYT

MADRID, Oct 9 — Andres Gimeno, the oldest male French Open champion in the Open era, has died at the age of 82, the Spanish Tennis Federation announced today. “One of the iconic figures of Spanish tennis, Andres Gimeno, died on Wednesday in Barcelona at the age of 82 after a long illness,” read a statement from the RFET.

World number two Rafael Nadal, a 12-time Roland Garros champion, wrote on Twitter that Gimeno had been a “pioneer” for the sport in Spain.

 

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