Licensed by the Entente Tennistique de la Malepère (ETM), Carcassonnais Maël Esparseil recently qualified for the Mondial Lacoste “Les Petits As”, a reference at the international level in the under-14 category. The meeting takes place from January 18 to 28, in Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrénées).
In the department of Aude, the last to have participated in the Mondial Lacoste “Les Petits As” is none other than his tennis coach Pascal Mestre, who was at the time, and at the same age as his foal today. today, in the same delegation as Richard Gasquet. It was in 1999, at the end of the last century… Twenty-five years later, the beautiful story begins again with the young Carcassonnais Maël Esparseil, who qualified on December 29, 2023 at L’Isle-Jourdain ( Gers), for this tennis tournament which is a benchmark in the 12-14 year old category at international level. It’s none other than the junior world championship, which has notably seen people like Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and even Amélie Mauresmo…
Maël Esparseil has what it takes to become a great international tennis champion. Independent – BOYER Claude
Maël had great skills from the start.
While he is licensed to the Entente tennistique de la Malepère (ETM), it was at the Roger Adivèze complex in Alairac that we met Maël Esparseil on Saturday January 13. It was during the semi-finals of the Aude team championship, which saw Alairac compete in Port-La Nouvelle . Aged 13, Maël is now ranked 15/1 and is one of the sixty best French players in his age category. Its equipment supplier: Puta Madre, from Nano Gayraud.“I was 3 years old when my parents put me into tennis, because they played it too. Very quickly, it was a sport that I liked. Especially when I played matches, and when I entered the competition ” , confides Maël alongside his parents Dorine Mazy and Olivier Esparseil. By the admission of his trainer Pascal Mestre, “Maël had great skills from the start. He was someone who knew how to make exchanges, and had excellent motor skills and coordination. He had the fiber!” Until the age of 9, the young Carcassonnais participated in several departmental or regional meetings, before leaving the system. For his entry into college, it is in Sète that he will do his 6th year in sports studies at Nicolas Brun’s tennis academy. For the record, this one is the former coach of Pascal Mestre. Following this Hérault parenthesis of a year away from his parents, Maël said “having gained maturity and experience” in his tennis,“both in terms of play and intensity”
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CB2024011Maël, surrounded by his trainer Pascal Mestre (left), as well as his father Olivier Esparseil (right) alongside the president of the ETM Patrick Lalanne. Independent – BOYER Claude Back in Carcassonne, the young tennis player from Carcassonne is now in 4th grade at the Emile Alain college. Without leaving aside tennis, which he pursues with his coach Pascal Mestre at the ETM d’Alairac. To achieve its objective of participating in“Little Aces” , Maël gave himself the means with daily training, including a weekly crossfit session to work on his physical skills. The result then paid off with a qualification for this junior world tennis championship, after two unsuccessful attempts in Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrénées) and Adge (Hérault). A few days before the launch of the 42nd edition of the tournament“Little Aces” , which will take place in Tarbes from January 18 to 28, Maël believes in his luck but does not want to declare victory too much. He knows there are hurdles to overcome: “What I want is to take advantage of my first meeting and hope to win.” Afterwards, everything will depend on the draw. For ten days, the tournament of“Little Aces”
there are forty-two delegations and more than three hundred and fifty participants, among the most promising players of the young world elite. Saturday January 13, during the semi-final of the Aude championship, Maël Esparseil’s team, with Gabin Berland, Bastien Laborde and Andréa Giono, won by a score of three 3 to 0 against to their opponents in Port-La Nouvelle. They will play the 15-18 year old final against Narbonne Saint-Georges on January 27 in Trèbes.
2024-01-14 14:39:50
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