Special envoy to Tarbes
“If you're not in Melbourne, you're in Tarbes!
", says the adage.
It is in the Hautes-Pyrénées prefecture, more than 17,000 kilometers from the Australian Open, that the other major tennis event of the month of January takes place.
The Petits As, world championship for 12-14 year olds, is in its 42nd edition and has not aged a bit.
In an exhibition center warmed by the warm Pyrenees, the most promising teenagers in the discipline came to battle it out to register their names on a prestigious list which includes Rafael Nadal, Richard Gasquet, Martina Hingis and even Kim Clijsters.
This year, one name is on everyone’s lips: “Miss Chang”.
On Monday, the first round of this 13-year-old American attracted many curious people, who came to gather in the stands around Center Court.
In a tense atmosphere, the teenager ended up winning despite losing the first set.
But most eyes were turned towards a man sitting at…
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