Table tennis. Released from the hens at the French Youth Championships, Juliette Vinclair has no regrets

We saw her at the table, from Tuesday to Friday, during the daily training session of the youngest. She was there to repeat her ranges, tirelessly, chaining the services, the right strokes, the reverse. To perfect gestures, technique.

Because Juliette Vinclair was preparing for the final meeting of his season: the French Youth Championships of table tennisin Saint-Quentin (May 2-4). The member of The Alençonnaise star was engaged on two tables: the simple and the double.

Faced with French n ° 1

The 18 -year -old stoppist started from the first day of competition, by the simple. “I lost my two hen matches: 0-3 and 2-3. Really not far for the second, ”she comments. “Juliette left 49th in the table on 64 players. She played the 150th French player, ranked 18, first. She lost without being able to do much. Then, she played a classified 15, with a picot, but she loses by having two match balls and making a big match, “decorates Fabrice Vinclair, her father and the president of the star.

His journey has unfortunately stopped from the hens. Ditto for the double table. With his partner Salomé Dupont, a “friend of Nîmes”, they were “no luck”. “They had to face the pair n ° 1Nina Zheng and Agathe Avezou ”, specifies her dad.

Like the president, it is the sports family of the star, between parents and coach, Celien Pallot, who had made the trip to support the young woman. The defeat was predictable. “We lose 0-3 against the favorites, but with a very good level of play. We would have deserved to take a set because we were really not ridiculous! She smiles.

“Objective achieved”

For Fabrice Vinclair, seeing his daughter lose and not to continue the adventure is nothing dishonorable.

No regrets, it was already a feat to qualify: almost all the players train in federal structure every day. She showed that she had her place there.

And the interested party to conclude: “I am generally happy with the competition. The goal of the season was fulfilled, just by being qualified for these championships. Unfortunately, no exploits, but a good fence of my career in young categories! »»

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