Nico Said Goodbye to Tennis Along with His Friends and Fans

Nico Said Goodbye to Tennis Along with His Friends and Fans

Nicolás Lappenti, former first racket of Ecuadorian tennis, said goodbye to this sport with a friendly match against his friend, the also retired tennis player, Pit Sampras. More than 9,500 spectators attended the match held at the Voltaire Paladins Polo Coliseum.

“Today was better than I imagined,” said the former No. 6 in the world, who thanked the fans for the unconditional support during his 16-year career.

Signs with messages like: “Thank you, Nico for the emotions that you gave us,” were at the coliseum, while Nico faced the winner of fourteen Grand Slams, Sampras. Nico won the match (7-6 7-6) after a two hours show.

(BG)