The youth were in power in the middle of the afternoon on Friday January 17, 2025 to begin the home stretch of the ITF tournament in Bressuire.
Thus, the neo-Bressuirais and holder of the trophy, Maé Malige (n°641, 18 years old) was confronted with the player from Issy-les-Moulineaux, Pierre-Antoine Faut (17 years old).
Invited by the federation to the Bocaine event, the latter more than proved the authorities right by passing two rounds.
“It’s not bad for my first final painting”
First of all by overcoming the other guest Charlie Camus (n°931) for his first match, before signing a great performance against the German Tom Gentzsch (n°3 and 438e at the ATP) in the round of 16.
“It's not bad for my first final draw in a professional tournament, he commented after his elimination. I'm quite happy because I wasn't expecting too much. I told myself that if I passed one round it would be good, and I passed two rounds beating a guy with a good ranking. It stops there, but it's still good before going to Bagnoles de l'Orne for another $15,000. »
-Malige still in the race
Beaten 7-6 (5), 6-4 by Maé Malige, he nevertheless had the cards in hand to win the first set. At 3-0 then 5-3 service to follow, he was unable to finish before gradually letting go.
“It’s really a shame that I can’t finish because I had a good first set, he continued. There was room, but he came back well. In the second, I broke down a little mentally while he held his game well until the end. »
Almost a relief for Maé Malige who blew hot and cold in this meeting which offers her great opposition which will surely be eagerly awaited against Cyril Vandermeersch (n°869) on Saturday.
The first semi-final will be played at 3 p.m. on the courts of the Alkéna complex in Bressuire. The doubles final played on Friday evening saw the victory of the Cornuc-Chauvin and Pourroy pair against Scaglia and Vandermeersch in two sets (6-2, 7-5).
