Brazilian President Praises Calderano After Overthrowing Chinese Table Tennis Dominance

Hugo Calderano makes history with title at ITTF Table Tennis World Cup Macau 2025 - Photo: THX

28-year-old tennis player Hugo Calderano from Rio de Janeiro made history when he became the first Brazilian tennis player to win the world championship. Calderano's journey to make history was also very impressive, with the world press comparing it to a "fairy tale".

After making it through the group stage, Calderano defeated Japanese world number 3 Tomokazu Harimoto 4-1 in the quarter-finals, then made a dramatic comeback to defeat Chinese opponent Wang Chuqin (world number 2) 4-3 in the semi-finals.

In the final match on Sunday night, April 20, Calderano faced world No. 1 Lin Shidong. And in just 42 minutes, Calderano defeated Lin Shidong with a score of 4-1 (6-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-4, 11-5) to take the throne and officially make his name in history.

Calderano is the first non-European or non-Asian player to win the tournament. His victory also overthrew China's dominance in the men's singles. The last time a non-Chinese player won the title was in 2017, when German Dimitrij Ovtcharov won.

On social media, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva praised Calderano's achievement. He wrote: "I am very happy with Hugo Calderano's unprecedented achievement in Macau. An incredible achievement... Congratulations."

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tong-thong-brazil-ca-ngoi-calderano-sau-khi-lat-do-su-thong-tri-cua-bong-ban-trung-quoc-20250421085155492.htm