At the end of the second round of Roland-Garros, Alexander Zverev offered his towel to a young spectator, Aloÿsia. Taking affection for her, he goes out of his way with the organizers to ensure that she is present at each of his matches, convinced that she is his “lucky charm”.
This June 2, 2021, Aloÿsia will not soon forget it. Short Susanne Lenglen, Alexander Zverev wins against Roman Safiullin. He signs his briefcase and walks to the edge of the field from which disabled spectators follow the match. Aloÿsia is one of them and sees the world number 6 approaching her and offering her the laundry. She formulates a few words in English to express gratitude and congratulations. The exchange does not fail to interest the press across the Rhine. Aloÿsia is then invited to speak. And the declarations of the French touch the seed. What in particular? “It may be my joy, the fact that I wish him to win the tournament, I don’t know,” she confides with a laugh to Aleteia.
Since then, the world n ° 6 has personally invited the fan of the yellow ball to come and support him in each of his matches, certain to see in the benevolent presence of this young woman an encouragement to surpass himself and perhaps to win a tournament. of the grand slam. Nothing is less certain, but the German offers the engineer passionate about tennis to participate in his own way in an exciting 2021 edition. What is certain, however, is that this duo has climbed into the last four and is now a serious outsider to win these French Open.
The professional obligations of the Ile-de-France or the curfew could have got the better of this precious presence for the champion. “For me, Providence is really at work”, assures us Aloÿsia, who is now documenting this adventure on social networks where Alexander Zverev’s brother even described it as the player’s “lucky charm”. They will both be on the court this Friday, June 11. The German will face Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semi-final from 2:50 p.m. Defeated or victorious, the two will have lived a great human adventure.
