“I think my heart gave out during the tie-break,” laughed Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard during the trophy presentation ceremony. Rest assured, everyone tensed up at the end of the match against Tomas Etcheverry. To win his first ATP title (by saving a match point, please), the French giant (2.03 m, 20 years old) had to dig deep within himself and recover from big failures at the volley in the final decisive game (6-4, 1-6, 7-6 [7]). Deliverance came with a smash that he took particular care of: “I took I don’t know how many little steps! » Radiant as he posed with his trophy alongside his family, he, a native of Lyon, the young player had recounted his journey the day before, during around ten minutes alone.
