Wimbledon 2024: The tricolor has fallen by the wayside

Despite the bright future ahead at Wimbledon, young tricolor players Arthur Fells and Giovanni Mpesi Pericard failed to reach the quarterfinals. A look back at an emotional day at the London Stadium, between disappointment and exploits for France…

On the eighth day of Wimbledon, France’s hopes were dashed just as quickly as the aces on the English pitch. Despite their strong performances so far, Arthur Fells and Giovanni Mpesi-Pericad lost to strong opposition in the last 16. The French tennis community’s dreams of seeing their players reach the top in London have been shattered.

French youth dating

Wimbledon 2024 will confirm that France’s young talents are set to make their mark on the court. At just 20 and 21 years old, Arthur Fils and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard enter Week 2 to get fans excited . It was a feat for these two newbies, who had just competed in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament.

But their great adventure ends this Monday on the London lawn. Mpetshi Perricard, 2,03m tall, lost to Italian Lorenzo Musetti in four sets (4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2). Despite a promising start, Lyon saw their opponents gradually raise their game, especially in the return leg. For his part, Arthur Fells failed to find the key against the experienced Alex De Minaur, losing 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. . The cantankerous Ile-de-France resident will surely pay the price for his plethora of unforced errors (66 to 41).

Musetti backhand pass

Young Italian Lorenzo Musetti is a 22-year-old ball artist who showed off his full palette of skills against Mpetshi Perricard plate. The highlight of his performance: a sublime backhand cross-pass that left the Frenchman speechless. This is the stroke of the greatest one-handed backhand master.

Svitolina’s iron will

In the women’s draw, Ukraine’s Elena Svitolina once again showed her mental strength. While her country was still at war, the player swept China’s Wang Xinyu (6-2, 6-1) in two sets. Svitolina’s tears at the end of the meeting proved that this victory was dedicated to the Ukrainian people:

This is a very difficult day for the people of Ukraine. It was not easy to concentrate on the game today.

Elina Svitolina

Rybakina, the cautious title holder

In the shadow of the spotlight, Elena Rybakina quietly pursues her own path. Defending champion Anna Kalinskaya of Russia was left with nothing but crumbs as she was forced to retire at the beginning of the second set (6-3, 3-0). The Kazakhs have won 20 of 18 games at Church Road and are one of the biggest favorites this fortnight.

If the disappointment of the French team is great, this eighth day will confirm the current density of world tennis. Enough to guarantee the most exciting matchup at the London Temple in week two. Let’s hope the Blues, despite their defeat, learn valuable lessons on their way to the top of world tennis.