Paul-Henri Mathieu, the former French tennis player, will take part in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as head of the men’s delegation. He will also serve as captain of the French team during the Davis Cup, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) announced this Friday, November 17.
Retired from the ATP circuit since 2017, the former world number 12, 41 years old and director of high level at the FFT, succeeds Sébastien Grosjean, who left his position in October to train the young French hopeful Arthur Fils (36th in the world). ). “I am very proud, honored and moved also to have been chosen for this position today” among other “more than legitimate” candidates, declared Paul-Henri Mathieu during a press conference organized by the FFT .
“Paul-Henri Mathieu is a great professional, his determination is incredible and he has a very good knowledge of current tennis,” said the co-responsible for high level within the FFT Ivan Ljubicic, seeing in this new captain a “perfect” candidate. “.
While the names of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gilles Simon had also been mentioned to replace Sébastien Grosjean, the president of the FFT Gilles Moretton affirmed in the Federation press release that Paul-Henri Mathieu “checks all these boxes for this position strategic and that this choice is part of the continuity of its efforts deployed in recent years within the Federation in matters of high level.
