Aya El Aouni.
Aya El Aouni writes a new page in Moroccan tennis. The ACSA tennis player competes January 17-30 in the Junior Australian Open. She is the third Moroccan to take part in the Melbourne Grand Slam after Diae El Jardi in 2018 and Nadia Lalami in 2008.
At the height of her 16 years, Aya El Aouni, 59th in the ITF ranking and first player in Africa, flies this Thursday at 3 p.m. for Australia with her trainer Hamid Abderrazak. The young player will take part for the first time in her young career at the Australian Open. An event not only for the young player, but also for the national tennis in general which awaited this event since 2018 and the participation of Diae El Jardi and that of Nadia Lalami in 2008. “I am very happy. Since playing tennis my dream is to play Grand Slam tournaments. I am happy to participate in the Australian Open, ”she told us. On her goal during this participation, the young player ensures that the main thing for her is to play well to represent Moroccan tennis with dignity.
A devastating forehand
In addition to his iron mind, Aya El Aouni has a forehand which hurts his opponents a lot. “I am a right-hander. My strong point is my forehand. I’m a striker, ”she confides. African champion, the ACSA player has already played a few “Futures” tournaments and has a WTA ranking (1217th).
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Technical sheet
• Nom: Aya El Aouni.
• Born July 6, 2005.
• ITF Juniors ranking: 59th in January 2022.
• WTA ranking: 1217th.
• National ranking: n ° 1 (juniors and seniors).
• First African junior player.
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