For his entry into the running at the WTT Champions in Frankfurt, Félix Lebrun suffered to get rid of his compatriot Simon Gauzy, in four sets.
The series continues for Félix Lebrun. A week after his historic victory at the WTT Champions in Montpellier, the French No. 1 and world No. 5 successfully entered the competition at the WTT Champions in Frankfurt, one of the last big tournaments of the year.
By chance of the draw, Félix Lebrun found his compatriot Simon Gauzy in the first round, whom he had already faced at the start in Montpellier. These matches in French are never easy. And if the double Olympic medalist from Paris had won in three tight sets in Hérault (11-9, 11-8, 12-10), he suffered even more this Sunday to come out in four sets ( 11-3, 8-11, 12-10, 11-8).
Félix Lebrun starts well, Alexis Lebrun on track Monday
After a smooth first act (11-3), Félix Lebrun started to make a few mistakes at the start of the second round. This allowed Simon Gauzy to gain confidence, and equalize at one set everywhere (8-11). And the 39th player in the world even got a ball from two sets to one, before Félix Lebrun tightened the game (12-10). The fourth round, finally, was not easy either for “Féfé”, which saw Gauzy come back from 5-0 to 6-4, before he still managed to conclude (11-8) .
Seeded No. 3 in the tournament, Félix Lebrun will continue his journey against the winner of the meeting between Nicholas Lum and An Jaehyun, which will be played on Monday. He could then meet the Olympic vice-champion, Truls Moregaard, in the quarter-finals. Alexis Lebrun, for his part, takes the field on Monday against defending champion Lin Yun-Ju, seeded No. 8.
