Ranked third in the world
Omar Bahrozyan wins 100 Davis Cup matches, a record for "Emirates Tennis"
Omar Bahrozyan Al-Awadi.
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The International Tennis Federation announced on its official website that the captain of the national tennis team, Omar Bahrozyan Al-Awadi, managed to win 100 matches in the Davis Cup competitions, becoming the third player in the world to achieve this number in the Davis Cup competitions, next to the Italian player. Nikola Petrongali, who is ranked first, as the most victorious in the championship matches, with 120 victories, followed by Romanian Eli Nestasa with 109 victories, then Behrozyan third, thus becoming the first Emirati, Arab and Asian player to achieve this feat.
The International Tennis Federation website stated that the 37-year-old player, Behrozyan, won the number 100 during his recent participation in the Davis Cup qualifiers that were held in the Kingdom of Bahrain, when he defeated the Bahraini player Yousef Qaid, with two clean sets.
In this context, the player Omar Bahrozyan Al-Awadi dedicated the achievement to the sports family in the Emirates, expressing his thanks to the Board of Directors of the Tennis Federation, headed by Sheikh Hasher Al Maktoum, for the support that contributed to the continuation of his sports career in tennis, and to all his coaches, fellow players and administrators, wishing him success in Continuing to win and reach the first place.
Omar Bahrozyan explained to "Emirates Today": "I am waiting for victory in the next 21 matches in the same tournament during the upcoming participation, to break the current record, and I will be very keen to achieve this goal, in a manner befitting the career of Emirati sports, and I will work in cooperation with the Tennis Federation and the team's family." And my fellow players and those who support me on this to achieve my aspirations.”
Noting that he participated in the Davis Cup for the first time in 1996, and continued to attend without any interruption in all tournaments, except for the tournaments in which he did not participate due to injury or the tournament that was canceled due to the Corona pandemic.
And about the most beautiful match he won and still remembers, he said: “It was in 2001, when I beat Oman national team player Muhammad Al Nabhani, and led the team to qualify for the third group,” stressing that he will continue to play for the team as long as he is technically qualified, and if he reaches the stage of retirement he will head For training to help the younger generation of players.
• 21 matches await Omar Bahrozyan to break the world record.
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