April 20, 2006: Coria’s Unlikely Monte-Carlo Triumph Amidst 23 Double Faults

On this day, April 20, 2006, in Monte-Carlo, Guillermo Coria, the runner-up of the 2004 French Open, achieved a victory against Nicolas Kiefer with a score of 6-7, 6-4, 6-3, securing his place in the quarter-finals of the tournament. This remarkable feat was accomplished despite an astonishing 23 double faults. The Argentinian player, who had been experiencing serving difficulties following shoulder surgery at the close of 2005, had already registered 20 double faults in his preceding match.