Zsombor Piros alone represents the state of mind of TC Quimperlé. The Hungarian blends into the handful of nationalities of the South Finisterian club. There we find a Slovak, a German, an Austrian, two Dutch, a Russian, a Ukrainian, a Belarusian… Far from being mercenaries since they take a liking to the Breton air and the family spirit of the TCQ. And come back every year.
“There is something special here. I couldn’t describe it.” launches Zsombor Piros, who released his first racket shots under the Quimper blue jersey in 2022. The connection was made through Jozef Kovalik, TCQ player since 2018, with whom he shares the same agent, the Swiss Pierre Christen. So far, the current 224th in the world has a record of two victories in six matches.
“I was at a Top 100 match”
The native of Budapest, who at the age of 4 followed in the footsteps of his dad Attila, also an amateur Tennis player, had a difficult year in 2024. “I was one match away from entering the Top 100,” explains the man who was still 106th in the world on March 4 before losing his points acquired the previous year in Split (Croatia) and Oeiras (Portugal) and a fall in the rankings followed.
“It was very hard to live with. I felt like I was depressed for a month.” tells this fan of Hungarian Attila Balázs, best Hungarian player between 2008 and 2013 (ex-76th in the world) and Roger Federer. “Like many other players, he smiled. I’m not original. »
He does not only share the fact of being right-handed with the Swiss. Zsombor Piros won a Grand Slam too. It was in 2017 at the Australian Open, during his junior years under the aegis of his dad, and against all odds, losing only one set of the tournament, during the final against the Israeli Yshai Oliel.
“It was really a surprise. I played Corentin Moutet in particular, it was one of the most difficult matches of my tournament,” remembers the man who subsequently confirmed it by becoming European champion in the category and climbing to third place in the world. “This title changed my life. When I played somewhere, everyone looked at me, people wanted to take photos with me. »
If he subsequently suffered from growth which quickly stopped when the archetype of the modern player took a head and had a bad experience of the Covid period, the winner of the last Cherbourg Challenger intends to bounce back to go tickle the rankings of his second youth idol.
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