“Arthur Son: The Rising French Tennis Star at Roland Garros 2023”

Arthur Son is not seeded in Roland Garros 2023In fact, this will be his first participation in the Parisian Grand Slam, but his recent success at the ATP 250 in Lyon has given him the privilege of being part of the Media Day that the tournament has developed in recent days with the press. Born in Bondoufle 19 years ago, this boy with an imposing charisma has become one of the great hopes of French tennis, unleashing a lot of expectation around him before seeing him debut this Monday against Alejandro Davidovich. Too many spotlights pointing at him in the last hours, but Fils was calm in the press room, assuming the relevance obtained.

The figure of Yannick Noah

“I was not yet born when he was playing, when he won that title at Roland Garros, but I know all the incredible things he achieved. Of course I’ve seen his 1983 final, we’ve all seen it several times in our lives, I remember the match point he wins on his serve and then seeing his father walk onto the court . Obviously, Yannick is one of my idols, one for a long, long time. Then my idol was Roger Federer, when he was playing, now it’s Djokovic and Nadal”.

40 years of the last local title

“I’m not even thinking about that. All of us are aware that it’s been a long time since a French player won Roland Garros, but in my case, I don’t feel the extra pressure. I am still very young, I am only 18 years old, so I have the whole race ahead of me, I have a lot of time”.

favorite surface

“As I come from winning the title at the ATP 250 in Lyon, I will say that clay is where I currently feel most comfortable. But I really like to compete on all surfaces, although I didn’t play much on grass. On hard courts and on clay I have played more, I like both surfaces”.

Ready for Roland Garros

“I feel good, on Saturday I traveled after my game and on Sunday I trained for an hour on the training courts. I am ready for Roland Garros, I know that a great game awaits me on a court where the public will be in my favor. We all do our best to get to play these kinds of matches, so I’m going to enjoy it no matter what. I am sure of myself, although Alejandro is an excellent player, he has had great results and plays very well. I will have to develop a great tennis to be able to win, but I trust myself”.

Champion in Lyons

“It has been a great experience, although it is true that, emotionally, it is always easier to win thanks to the disqualification of a rival, although it is painful when it comes to a good friend. I would have liked to play the full match against Felix, unfortunately he had to withdraw due to shoulder pain. Then I had a great duel in the semifinals where I thought I had already won with the first match point, but I had to go back and fight again. In terms of emotions, it’s been a really exhausting week, but now I’m fine.

Laurent Raymond, his new coach

“He is a person who gives me a lot, technically and tactically. The truth is that we talk about everything, he’s a great coach and I’m delighted to have started training with him, I hope this relationship lasts a long time”.

Relationship with Luca Van Assche

“Everything that is happening to us is crazy. Years ago we played the Roland Garros Junior final, but we had been competing with each other since we were 10-11 years old, much longer. He is playing very well, this season he has improved a lot, we often joke with each other about this. It’s great to see him progress like this, I hope he gets as far as he can.”