The year 2020 started with a bang for the French juniors with a 100% blue Australian Open final between Harold Mayot and Arthur Cazaux. It ended in apotheosis on Sunday with the unexpected coronation at the Orange Bowl ofArthur Fils, 166th worldwide! The Essonnien wasn’t even seeded at Plantation but, from the moment he saved a match point in the first round, he knocked down all obstacles with amazing ease. Green clay inspired him. Thanks to his career in Florode, he has gained 122 places in the world hierarchy. He is now 44th in the world. But when the “2002” will disappear from the ranking, it will still nibble … Nice progress also for Sean Cuenin (38th) and Luca Van Assche (60e).
Luca Van Assche, 16 years old, au micro de Tennis Actu!
Frenchman Arthur Fils impressive at the 2020 Orange Bowl, taking the B18 title. pic.twitter.com/kBmFpECwU2
— Tennis Analytics (@TennisAnalytics) December 13, 2020
Remember that this event crowned great names: Roger Federer, Andy Roddick or Dominic Thiem… French side, Guy Forget (1982), Gianni Mina (2009) and Hugo Gaston (2017) experienced this happiness. This Sunday, Arthur Fils, only 16 years old, joined his elders. Imperial on the clay of the Plantation complex, the Saint-Michel Sport (Essonne) player has made great progress since Roland-Garros, where he was stopped in the 3rd round by Sean Cuenin. In front of Peter Fajta (No. 1), he led 6-1, 3-0 before seeing the Hungarian recover. But the Habs wanted to avenge their friends Sean Cuenin and Luca Van Assche and he finished very strong (6-1, 4-6, 6-2).
We had a great time in our Photography Awards Gala 📷 A special thank you to our sponsors for their continuous support and donations, to our staff and volunteers for giving the youth an opportunity to explore the art of photography, and congratulations to our finalists! ðŸ??… pic.twitter.com/BrgSo0TYNJ
— Junior Orange Bowl (@JrOrangeBowl) February 25, 2020
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