Excluding the cut of the first two ATP 250s of the year, Adrian Mannarino, 66th in the world, had chosen to start 2025 at the Nouméa Challenger. A place he knows well since he triumphed there in 2013, 2016 and 2017. Finally, he did not wait for the new year to pack his bags again… The Frenchman, seeded n°1, was swept away by the Japanese Yusuke Takahashi, 530th in the world, this Tuesday (6-3, 6-0). The latter will face Enzo Couacaud – finalist last year – in eighth grade. Recipient of a wild card, Benoît Paire I threw Colin Sinclair689 ATP. Affordable at first glance, but the Avignon player saved a match point to finally win mentally (6-7(4), 6-1, 7-5). The dangerous Yuri Rodionov will be his next target.
Video – Adrian Mannarino at Bercy last November
Lestienne does the job, Camus easy, Branger doesn't continue
And Enzo Couacaud et Maxime Janvier were already in eighth grade, others wanted to join them. Constant Lestienne (n°7) is the only other top-seeded tricolor. Picard assumed his status against the Australian qualifier Jake Delaney (504th). Success 6-3, 6-3. Naturalized French there is one, Charlie Camus received an invitation. He easily disposed of the Japanese Kosuke Oguraout of qualifying (6-2, 6-1). Finally, the young Frenchman Liam Branger1406th in the ATP rankings, hit the jackpot this week by doubling his ATP points kitty. A real jackpot, which he was unable to increase in the first round, logically beaten by the Japanese Taisei Ichikawa (6-4, 2-6, 6-2).
