Teen ranked No.549 has heartwarming reaction to first win after tripling his prize money

Diego Dedura-Palomero was in disbelief as he made history at the ATP 500 in Munich on Tuesday, becoming the first man born in 2008 to compete in, and then win, a tour-level match. The world No. 549 received a wildcard into the qualifying draw, where he lost in the second round.

But he was given another chance when he got into the main draw as a lucky loser and made the most of his opportunity, racing into a 7-6 3-0 lead against sixth seed Denis Shapovalov before the Canadian retired. Dedura-Palomero, who is only 17 years old, has now tripled his career prize money and will skyrocket up the rankings.

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