Thierry Ascione and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga launch a new professional tournament in Lyon

The blue revelation 2024 Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, will remain the last winner of the Open Parc, absent from the 2025 ATP calendar. This tournament which traditionally took place in Lyon before Roland-Garros, will move to Munich next year. But high-level tennis is not disappearing in Lyon. While the elite of the little yellow ball will scrap in Turin from Sunday at the Masters, a new professional tournament is emerging, from November 10 to 16, 300 kilometers away.

After the opening of a new All in Academy in Décimes, in September 2023, the owners Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Thierry Ascione are taking a new step with the creation of a challenger 75 tournament entitled the All in Open Auvergne-Rhône -Alps. “The All IN is developing, confided to Figaro Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. We are going to organize a tournament that will count for players who need valuable points with a view to the 2025 Australian Open to access qualifying or the final draw. Beyond the challenges, it's going to be a great week in a great atmosphere in our brand new infrastructure, completed only a year ago. We are ready to organize it.”

For its first, the tournament should count on Borna Coric (94th in the world), former world number 12, undoubtedly one of the favorites. To watch, in particular the promising Luca Van Asche (117th in the world), a little behind in recent months and who will want to end 2024 on a good note. Harold Mayot (106th in the world), former junior world number 1 and winner of the Junior Australian Open in 2020, will also try to shine. The Tricolores Hugo Grenier, Grégoire Barrère and Titouan Droguet are also expected in the Rhône.

It will be a great spotlight on what we have done and it will do good for our club which is becoming very important.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

The Decines complex offers itself a first test: “The idea is to do everything in its time, continues the 2008 Australian Open finalist. A first edition is never a foregone conclusion. We will concentrate step by step. We want it to be a success that gives prospects for sustainability. It will be a great spotlight on what we have done and it will do good for our club (700 members) which is becoming very important like Racing or Rueil-Malmaison. We are part of that type.”

The All In Country Club, a 34 million euro project imagined by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and his former coach Thierry Ascione (81st player in the world in 2004), was built in September 2023 after 20 months of work. The sports complex extends over 3.5 hectares in the heart of OL Vallée, and houses 20 tennis courts, including six indoor tennis courts, 7 padel courts, a fitness room, a spa, a swimming pool and a restaurant. The two leaders are aiming for 1,000 registered members within two to three years.