16 Facts About Edouard Roger-Vasselin

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Edouard Roger-Vasselin is a French professional tennis player who primarily specialises in doubles.

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Edouard Roger-Vasselin won his first Grand Slam title at the 2014 French Open, winning the men's doubles partnering Julien Benneteau, and finished runner-up at the Wimbledon Championships in both 2016 and 2019, alongside Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut respectively.

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Edouard Roger-Vasselin is the son of 1983 French Open semifinalist Christophe Roger-Vasselin.

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Edouard Roger-Vasselin reached the third round at Wimbledon, beating 24th seed Juan Ignacio Chela in straight sets along the way, and made the top 100 for the first time as a result.

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Edouard Roger-Vasselin then defeated Austrian Jurgen Melzer to advance to the third round, where he lost to former world No 1, Lleyton Hewitt, in straight sets.

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In 2012, Edouard Roger-Vasselin had considerable success on the ATP Tour in doubles.

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Edouard Roger-Vasselin won tournaments in Montpellier, Marseille, and Metz, all partnered with Nicolas Mahut.

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Edouard Roger-Vasselin made it to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon for the first time teamed with James Cerretani.

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At the Delray Beach International Championships, Edouard Roger-Vasselin defeated four opponents including top seed John Isner to reach his first ATP tournament final.

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Edouard Roger-Vasselin made the semifinals in doubles at Wimbledon, partnering Rohan Bopanna.

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Edouard Roger-Vasselin lost to Juan Martin del Potro, after winning the first set.

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12.

Edouard Roger-Vasselin had a good beginning to his singles campaign, reaching the final in Chennai.

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Edouard Roger-Vasselin reached the quarterfinals in Montpellier and Marseille, losing to Jerzy Janowicz and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, respectively.

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Edouard Roger-Vasselin reached the quarterfinals on grass in Eastbourne, losing to Denis Istomin.

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In doing so, Edouard Roger-Vasselin became just the second player to reach a Masters 1000 final after major hip surgery.

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16.

Edouard Roger-Vasselin, who had hip surgery last year, joins Bob Bryan in this select category.

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