On a sporting level, Gabriel Debru is going through a difficult time, but he may be seeing the end of the tunnel. While he has just suffered his 5th defeat in a row in Challenger and had expressed his crisis of confidence on Twitter, the young man has just announced on Instagram that he would now train with Riccardo Piatti. A nice ray of sunshine in this gloomy start to the season. Indeed, a world-class coach, the 65-year-old Italian, who has an academy in Italy, has trained many big names in tennis in the past. Ivan Ljubicic, Milos Raonic, Richard Gasquet or Jannik Sinner to recite nobody else but them.
Gabriel Debru at the microphone of Tennis News!
A strong choice after leaving the FFT fold
The 18-year-old from Grenoble, winner of Roland Garros junior and finalist at Wimbledon in 2022, then quickly climbed the rankings thanks to good results on the future circuit. 310th in the world at his best, he now seems to be struggling to move up a gear. But the player who left the FFT at the end of last year made a strong choice for the rest of his career. He explained it at length on Instagram.
“The choice to train alongside Riccardo Piatti was made in full consultation with the FFT”
“Hello everyone, I am happy to announce that I will continue the development of my tennis project with Riccardo Piatti, and his entire team. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people who have supported me since the start of my adventure in the world of tennis, in particular my friends, my family, my agent and my sponsors. I also thank the FFT which has supported me for all these years. The choice to train alongside Riccardo Piatti was made completely consultation with the federation. Ivan Ljubicic will continue to communicate regularly with my coach and myself. I am grateful to the FFT for allowing me to become the player I am today, and if I make the choice to surround myself with my own preparation and training unit, it is to give me the means to achieve my ambitions. Gabriel.”
2024-01-26 12:44:00
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