the essentials This Sunday, October 20, the French tennis prodigy won his first victory on the Challenger circuit, in Brest. By defeating the 222nd in the world, he entered the league of the (very) big ones.
Moses Kouamé. You can remember this name because at exactly 15 years, 7 months and 15 days, the French hopeful won his first professional match, on his second attempt. The Frenchman won against the 222nd in the world, Denis Yevseyev (6-4,2-6,6-4) in the first round of qualifying for the Brest Challenger.
Moise Kouame is 15 years old. He is ranked -4/6 (No. 1 of the 2009 generation ud83cuddebud83cuddf7).
He achieved a huge performance in the first round of the Brest Challenger qualifiers by beating the 222nd in the world, Denis Yevseyev. First victory among the pros and first ATP points. ud83dudc4fpic.twitter.com/SsUrb92MLm
— Tennis Legend (@TennisLegende) October 20, 2024
Even if the man who is still only a teenager fell in the second round, he left his mark with his extraordinary precocity. Moïse Kouamé became the youngest Frenchman in history to score points at the ATP, ahead of Richard Gasquet by a few months. Only Marcelo Saliola, Félix Auger-Aliassime and a certain Rafael Nadal have done better.
An explosion at Roland-Garros
The native of Sarcelles had revealed himself to the eyes of the French public this year at Roland-Garros while he had, in the past, been seen at the Petits As de Tarbes. He accomplished the feat of reaching the quarter-finals of the junior tournament at just 15 years old. The best performance since 1985.
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In need of results for many years, French tennis has several promising talents. When he was only 20 years old, Arthur Fils entered the top 20 of the world rankings for the first time. In 2024, Sébastien Grosjean’s protégé won two ATP 500s (Hamburg and Tokyo).
