For his return to competition after six months of absence, Pierre-Hugues Herbert (305and world) participated this week in the national tournament of Chartres (Eure-et-Loir). The TC Strasbourg player defeated Toulousain Cayre (n°87) 6-3, 7-6 for the first time in the quarter. In the semifinals, “P2H” faced Gobat (#76, TC Lagord) and won 6-7, 6-3, 7-5.
The final, this Friday, pitted the Alsatian against Ile-de-France Johan Tatlot (n°47), but the match was interrupted and then simply canceled because the surface area of the Eure Committee’s covered pitches was too much. .. slippery . The score was then 6-2, 1-4 in favor of Herbert who, like his opponent, went down during an exchange.
Next tournament for the Strasbourg players: the Oeiras Challenger, from 2 to 8 January in Portugal.