LE SCAN SPORT – Just after his elimination at the Mouilleron-le-Captif Challenger on Saturday, Harold Mayot drove at night to Roanne to withdraw from the Challenger before the start of qualifying. He thus allowed his compatriot Clément Chidekh to join the Challenger.
It’s a gesture that touched Clément Chidekh. “I find it very classy and I hope one day to be in the position to return it” declared the 23-year-old French player, 218th in the world, to our colleagues at the team. Chidekh entered the main draw of the Roanne Challenger at the last minute thanks to Harold Mayot. Indeed, Friday, after his victory against Chidekh (6-7, 6-4, 6-3) in the quarter-finals of the Challenger de Mouilleron-le-Captif, Mayot decided that he would not compete in the Challenger de Roanne next next week.
On Saturday, Mayot lost in the semi-finals in Mouilleron against Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-1. “He immediately tried to find out how to get out of Roanne so that I could return. For this, he had to drive at night after his match to retire before the start of qualifying. He arrived here around 1 a.m. » Chidekh told the team. By making this move, he allowed Chidekh to enter the main draw, while forfeiting his prize money.
Clément Chidekh added : “In a period when many are wondering what the solutions are for better results in French tennis, I think that solidarity between French players is an undervalued area and on which other countries are doing better than us. » A gesture which therefore honors Harold Mayot who will despite everything still be at the gates of the Top 100 this Monday.
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