While France and several European countries have taken containment measures to stem the coronavirus epidemic, Nicolas Mahut has found something to keep everyone occupied. Indeed, the French tennis player has decided to organize with his two sons online football tournaments, the “#restezchezvous Trophy” on FIFA 20.
These four competitions will be contested every other day and a final one will bring together the four winners, who will each receive an outfit or a racket signed by the French champion. The final winner will be allocated two places for the next Roland-Garros, recently postponed from May to September due to the epidemic. The first tournament will take place on Monday, March 23 at 4 p.m., and the final will be broadcast live.
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The health situation in France forces us to stay at home and it is important that we respect all the rules! With my sons, Thiefaine and Natanel, we decided to organize the #restezchezvous Trophy on # fifa20 ⚽️ 4 tournaments contested every other day and a masters bringing together the 4 winners. The winner of each tournament will receive a choice of a signed racket from me or an outfit! The winner of the masters will receive 2 places for @rolandgarros For registrations and rules >> write in DM on Instagram at @thiefaine_t Les copains @iamgaelmonfils @lucaspouille @pierrehuguesherbert @tsongaofficiel @jimchardy @ richardgasquet34 @edouardrogervasselin je t'attends? For the first tournament, the first 32 will be registered, and according to requests we will increase the size of the tables !! registration from .... NOW and first tournament Monday March 23 at 4 p.m. with live broadcast of the final on Instagram! See you very soon and don't forget # STAY
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Among the competitors, several names in French tennis were mentioned, notably Benoît Paire and Paul Henri-Mathier. And some have been asked, like Gaël Monfils, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gilles Simon or Pierre-Hugues Herbert. At the origin of this beautiful initiative, Nicolas Mahut also specifies: "And if it works very well, I will make a kitty for the health personnel".
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