Victorious in the final against Caroline Martin (6/2, 6/3), Kinnie Laisne won her first senior title. She succeeds Servane Delobelle who had won the last three editions in this category.
The last time she left a French tennis championship with the trophy was in 2007. Kinnie Laisne (-4/6, IDF) then won the title in the 17-18 year-old category.
Last weekend, she won her first senior title, seventeen years later. To achieve this, she had the ideal week, without conceding a single set and even inflicting a 6/0, 6/0 on her opponent, Marie-Laure Cercelletti (4/6, GDE) en quarts.
A domination that can perhaps be explained by the difference in ranking. An element that the new champion preferred to approach with caution: “I’m -4/6 and the #2 seed is 2/6, but that required me to be serious in every match. I know that it can be a huge trap, so I took the matches one after the other. In addition, the windy conditions were really not easy. I played very seriously and gave my all to avoid complicated situations..”
A cautious way to approach the competition, before meeting in the final an opponent she knew well: Caroline Martin (2/6, BRE). “I’ve known her since I was a kid, when I was young, I used to play tournaments in Brittany so I think the first time I played her I must have been 13 or 14 years old.,” she said. A final meeting with an air of déjà vu, to recall distant memories.
“It was nice to be face to face for the final. In my opinion, of the opponents this week, she was the one who had the best quality of balls. I took her very seriously because I know what she is capable of with her forehand, which is a little less readable than the rest of her game.,” detailed the 2024 French champion.
By remaining serious and focused on her goal, the Rueil Athletic Club member won the reward, so dear to her.I’m really happy. I know it’s the +35s and not Roland-Garros (laughs)but it’s nice, knowing that there are the selections for the World Championships that are coming up and it’s going to be nice. These are new things that allow me to continue playing tennis, because I like it, because I missed being able to compete against others and do what I like..”
A rediscovered passion and the revival of the tennis flame in Kinnie Laisne.It’s deep inside me and I don’t think it will ever go away! I’m having a blast, I want to have fun and always continue to fight on the court, to continue to find solutions when I have problems on the court, to surpass myself and then the thrill!“
