The entry list for the Quimper Challenger, which will be held from January 24 to 30, during the second week of the Australian Open, is known. Benjamin Bonzi is the strongest player registered in Brittany. Released in singles, it is still engaged in doubles. If it goes wrong with Arthur Rinderkenech – first round scheduled for Thursday – he will have to think. Two other Top 100 are engaged: the Swiss Henri Laaksonen and the Lithuanian Ricard Berankis. A first recorded withdrawal: that of the German Oscar Otte.
When Jo-Wilfried Tsonga dreamed of the Australian Open 2022!
“I hope to have a wild card at Open 13”
Four other Blues enter the cut: Hugo Grenier, Lucas Pouille, Gregoire Barrere and Pierre-Hugues Herbert. The Alsatian, one of the few unvaccinated on the circuit, was to start his season in Forli but he tested positive for Covid-19. Quimper could be his first tournament of the year. But the big deal is the start of the school year Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 260th worldwide. Guest Sunday evening of the show “We redo the Sport” on RTL, the Manceau sold the wick.
“They kindly made me understand that I was too old”
“For several weeks, things have been much better. I had applied for a wild card with the organizers of the Australian Open but they had other players in my case like Andy Murray, he said. As for the FFT reciprocity wildcard, it was awarded to Lucas Pouille. I encourage it by the way. They kindly made me understand that I was too old and that they favor the youth, which I can hear. So, I will definitely play the Quimper Challenger. Then I will play in Montpellier with my protected classification. And I hope to have a wildcard at Open 13.” What seems acquired, knowing its relations with Jean-Francos Caujolle, the boss of the Marseille event.
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