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Wimbledon: happiness is in the meadow for Hugo Grenier

2022-06-29T23:20:51.570Z


The lucky-loser who had never played on grass before this year is in the second round of the London Grand Slam.


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It was at Wimbledon, the most prestigious tournament in the world, that Hugo Grenier scored his first victory on the circuit.

Not bad for a first.

Drafted in qualifying (lucky-loser), the 26-year-old Frenchman played his first Wimbledon and his first tournament on grass.

"

As in a dream, I'm like a kid

 ," he laughs.

Beaten in the last round of qualifying, he was finally drafted.

He can thank… Gaël Monfils: “

The four best-ranked losers from the third qualifying round are drawn.

I finished second.

With the withdrawal of Gaël I could not enter the table

 ”.

And he was able to seize this opportunity against an opponent, himself from qualifying.

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Grenier won after a showdown of five sets against the Swiss Marc-Andrea Huesler, 104th in the world (6-3, 7-6, 6-7, 2-6, 6-4).

It was only my second best-of-five-set match.

I managed pretty well but in the fourth set, it was a bit hard, I was nervous.

In the fifth, I managed to regain some composure and read his serve better.

This victory means a lot.

There are my parents, my coach, I share great moments, it's a springboard, I want to continue

 .

And to think that he had never played on grass before this year: “

I only have fifteen days of grass behind me,

he says .

It's a surface that suits me well.

It's quite entertaining.

I enjoy playing on it.

And I like to play pretty low

 ".

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With his large size (1.96 m), the 141st in the world can rely on his big serve (he served 15 aces in his first round) with a rather atypical preparation.

A spectacular rocking from front to back with his right leg.

They tell me that I have a special service.

I have accentuated it for two or three years.

Sometimes I may not hit the ball high enough but I have the momentum to go forward.

 The native of Montbrison (Rhône Alpes) will not earn points this year at Church Road (

note: due to the decision of the authorities, following the boycott of Russian players

), but will receive a large check.

At least £78,000 (€92,000) for 2nd round qualifiers.

A very significant sum for a player who had only accumulated 290,007 euros in his career (he has been a pro since 2013)... “

There are no points but there is great prize money.

I mainly play on the challenger circuit

(2nd division)

where the sums are not huge.

It allows us to look to the future a little more calmly”.

And if he wins this Thursday against the Chilean Christian Garin, 52nd in the world, Grenier will certainly switch to another dimension.

Source: lefigaro

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