El Salvador’s Marcelo Arevalo became the first player from Central America to claim a Grand Slam title when he paired up with Jean-Julien Rojer of the Netherlands to win the men’s doubles final at the French Open on Saturday. Arevalo and Rojer, seeded 12th, beat Croatian Ivan Dodig and American Austin Krajicek 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-3 after saving three match points and converting their only break chance. At last year’s US Open, Arevalo was the first player from Central America to take part in a final at a major. On Saturday, he converted his second opportunity with a gritty performance on Court Philippe Chatrier.
