This is the match point. This Saturday, December 14, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) will know its president until 2028. Who could very much resemble the old one, because the outgoing Gilles Moretton, 66 years old, is the favorite against Germain Roesch, 65 years old , at the head of the Île-de-France region, probably left too late on his baseline to put a winning passing shot on the former world No. 65.
Contrary to the values of fair play of a so-called “gentlemen’s” sport – but in line with previous electoral campaigns – the last games were marked by a few skirmishes between the candidates, low blows, inevitable appeals to the commission federal disputes and pressure on voters, particularly those inclined to no longer trust the outgoing team…