The French tennis player announced on his Instagram account that he would now defend the colors of Morocco, the country of his father, in the Davis Cup and at the Olympic Games (in case of qualification).
Born in Nice, Elliot Benchetrit (22) spoke of a “big change” in his “tennis history” from January 1st.
“Playing for Morocco, my father's birthplace, is going to be an honor!
Representing this country in the Davis Cup and the Olympics will be just as much, he writes on his Instagram account.
I remain French but, on a tennis court, I will play in the colors of Morocco.
I thank France for all its help and support in my development, but to find the "step" above, something must be changed. "
223rd player in the world, Elliot Benchetrit, on the professional circuit since 2016, obtained his best result in 2019, with a qualification for the second round of Roland-Garros.
He had been talked about at the beginning of the year at the Australian Open by asking a ball collector to peel him a banana.
The referee had called him to order, asking him to fend for himself and a rain of criticism had fallen on him on social networks.
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