Tennis: the list of players passed by the Cherbourg Challenger is exceptional

Through Baptiste hue
Published on 8 Feb 21 at 17:10

Rafael Nadal played in the Cherbourg Challenger final in 2003. — Rafael Nadal performed in the Cherbourg Challenger ultimate in 2003.

The list of players passed by means of the Cherbourg Challenger is spectacular. We discover particularly Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, two legends of world tennis.

The list of players passed by means of the Cherbourg Challenger

They have been No. 1 at ATP
Rafael Nadal (2003)
Novak Djokovic (2005)

They have been # 3 at ATP
Sergi Bruguera (1988)
Nikolay Davydenko (2000)
David Ferrer (2002)
Stan Wawrinka (2004, 2005)
Marin Cilic (2007)
Grigor Dimitrov (2011)

Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov won the Cherbourg Challenger in 2011, in the final, against Nicolas Mahut. — Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov gained the Cherbourg Challenger in 2011, in the ultimate, towards Nicolas Mahut. (© Archives)

They have been # 4 at ATP
Tim Henman (1995, 1996)
Sébastien Grosjean (1997, 1998, 1999)

They have been # 5 at ATP
Cedric Pioline (1988)
Rainer Schuettler (1997)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2003, 2004, 2007)

They have been # 6 at ATP
Gilles Simon (2003, 2004, 2018)
Gaël Monfils (2004)

They have been # 7 at ATP
Richard Gasquet (2005)
David Goffin (2012).

Richard Gasquet and Novak Djokovic crossed paths at the Cherbourg Challenger in 2005. (© Archives)

They have been # 8 at ATP
Mikhail Youzhny (2000)
Marcos Baghdatis (2003, 2004)
Janko Tipsarevic (2003, 2004)
Karen Khachanov (2016)
Andrey Rublev (2016)
Matteo Berrettini (2018)

They have been No. 9 at ATP
Andrei Chesnokov (1996, 1997, 2000)
Roberto Bautista-Agut (2011)

They have been No. 10 at ATP
Carlos Costa (1988)
Thierry Tulasne (1989)
Magnus Gustafsson (1996)
Arnaud Clément (1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Lucas Pouille (2013, 2014)

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