Legendary Spaniard Feliciano Lopez joins Connors and Federer in exclusive statistic after taking Barcelona wildcard

Feliciano Lopez received a wild card for the ATP 500 Barcelona Open and matched Roger Federer and Jimmy Connors in an incredible record.

The 41-year-old Spaniard is playing his final season as a professional and has received several wild cards for big events. Feliciano Lopez has played in major tournaments despite being ranked 583rd. It has now been confirmed that he will play in the ATP 500 Barcelona for the 22nd time, becoming the third player to achieve this number of appearances in the same ATP event, after Jimmy Connors at the US Open and Roger Federer at Wimbledon.

Lopez first played in the Barcelona Open in 1998 and only missed the tournament in 2001. He has not won two consecutive matches in Barcelona since 2012 and has reached the quarterfinals twice in his career, in 2011 and 2012. In his last appearance in 2022, the Spaniard suffered a painful defeat against Emil Ruusuvuri 6-0, 6-1 in the first round.