Just more than 24 hours after Marcelo Arevalo claimed his first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros alongside Jean Julien-Rojer, he was already back in his home country of El Salvador to receive a range of accolades. The Salvadoran visited the Presidential House, the Legislative Palace and the national tennis federation, all of which honoured him for his achievement in Paris.
Arévalo, who is up to a career-high No. 10 in the Pepperstone ATP Doubles Rankings, was welcomed on Thursday by Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador. “For me it was very emotional to see that the president of my country wanted to meet me and recognise the biggest triumph of my career,” Arévalo told ATPTour.com. “It’s a sign of his commitment to our Salvadoran sport.”
Bukele congratulated Arévalo on the victory that lifted him and Rojer up to No. 2 in the Pepperstone ATP Doubles Team Rankings and made him the first Central American doubles player in history to win a Grand Slam title. The…
