French Open: German expertise wins junior singles in Paris | EUROtoday

The Schwerin tennis top-talent Niels McDonald topped a “blatant week” on the French Open on Saturday-the 17-year-old received the ultimate within the junior particular person in opposition to the Sailor Max Schoenhaus of the identical age with 6: 7), 6: 0 and 6: 3. For the primary time ever, two German tennis gamers confronted one another.

McDonald, born within the Welsh Cardiff, son of a Scotsman and a German, has been the primary German younger participant to get a Grand Slam title in particular person since Alexander Zverev in Australia. Annika Beck just lately received the juniors in Paris in 2012.

The final German junior winner in Paris was Daniel Elsner in 1997, Zverev reached the ultimate in 2013. Nicolas Kiefer received the final purely purely German Grand Slam last among the many juniors in 1995 on the US Open in opposition to Ulrich-Jasper Seetzen.

National coach Petzschner now with bald

National coach Philipp Petzschner had shaved a bald head in entrance of the match. This had been due for the previous Wimbledon winner in doubles after it was said that one in every of his boys wins the Paris title.

Petzschner noticed on the court docket Simonne Mathieu, the third largest place in Stade Roland Garros, initially a decent match of his two protégés. After the primary set, McDonald, who accomplished his coaching focus in Stockholm, was superior and all the time benefited from slight errors from his opponent: Schoenhaus made 53 unforced errors, McDonald solely 23.

The Schwerin additionally had the rather more steady serve. While he took the service 4 occasions, he solely allowed his opponent two break balls, which he each defended.

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Sport presently | 06.06.2025 | 15:17 UHR