“We work in pairs with Manuel Guinard. ” Manu ” chases points to be in the US Open qualifying table. It was normal that Sébastien Villette was by his side. “Asked Bastad about the absence of his coach, Arthur Rinderknech had explained the backstage of the Breton team. Beaten in the first round at Amersfoort but winner of the doubles with the Swiss Luca Castelnuovo (photo), Manuel Guinard, 264th in the world, will play big next week at the Tampere Challenger. If he wants to grab the Flushing Meadows qualifying car, he must perform in Finland.
The draw has been made and he knows his chart. He will attack against the Portuguese Goncalo Oliveira, 291st worldwide. A correct print. Even if he could have inherited Léo Borg, who got a wild card.
Cazaux and Jacquet in qualifying
Two other tricolors have headed north: Antoine Hoang (n ° 3) and Alexandre Muller (7). The Provençal will face a local wild card, Patrik Niklas-Salminen, 488th in the world, while the Varois will play the Czech Jiri Lehecka. Two Blues will have to go through the qualifiers: Kyrian Jacquet – who will compete against Swiss Luca Castelnuovo – and Arthur Cazaux, confronted with the Finn Iiro Vasa. A crispy match …
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