From Ecuador, With Love By Chris Oddo
The lasting legacy of Andrés Gómez’s 1990 title lives on in the sport and among the people of Ecuador. One match does not make a career but in the case of Andrés Gómez, the 1990 Roland Garros final helped solidify his place in the tennis pantheon and as one of one of the best sportsmen in Ecuador’s history.
The true impact of Gómez’s title could be felt in Paris the very instant he cracked a last majestic forehand winner past Andre Agassi on Court Philippe Chatrier. The Ecuadorian, now 30 years old and in his own words in the “sunset” of his career, stretched his arms skyward and his smile stretched as wide as the tribunes of the fabled Court Philippe Chatrier.
The ecstasy of the moment! It was as if he could not quite fathom what he had done. 60
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