Candidate for president of the FFT, Germain Roesch is banking on doubles to win a medal at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028

Will the salvation of French tennis come through the doubles at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games? In any case, this is what Germain Roesch, candidate for president of the French Tennis Federation, thinks, who, in an interview given to AFP on Monday, explained: (want) to pull out all the stops » on the doubles to win at least one medal at the Los Angeles Olympics.

« We still have very, very good doubles players in France today. », Explained the president of the Ligue Île-de-France, who will challenge the outgoing president of the FFT Gilles Moretton on December 14. “I certainly do not neglect the simplehe specifies. But there are still a few big names to get medals today. There was the Big Three or the Big Four if we include Murray. There, there are Sinner, Alcaraz arriving. It’s heavy. »

The candidate continues: “ By betting on doubles (ladies, men and mixed), we have three chances of a medal compared to only two in singles (one per gender) ».

Asked about the future of Julien Benneteau at the head of the French women’s team, ejected from the World Group in November, the candidate procrastinated, explaining that he will propose, in the event of election, an interview with the captain to understand the situation.

“Did he have clearly defined objectives? If so, is there a considerable gap between the defined objectives and can corrective actions be implemented? If the answer is no, then a change must indeed be considered. »

There is also a desire to create new density among the juniors. “10 to 15 players in the top 100 world juniors. Because once they reach the age of 18, the FFT can continue to support them to move from the junior circuit to the professional circuit, but it is especially before that that happens. »

Finally, the former international business manager wants to apply certain principles to French tennis. “There are a certain number of mechanisms to put in place. If the objectives are not achieved, corrective actions must be implemented. If, despite the corrective actions put in place, the objectives are still not achieved, in this case more radical decisions must be taken. But in a correct, respectful and caring way. Someone who does not achieve the objectives is not a plague victim. » It is in this sense that he would see a manager rather than a former player at the head of the National Technical Directorate.