Winner of his duel in four sets against his compatriot Simon Gauzy in the second round of the Grand Smash in Las Vegas, Félix Lebrun obtained his qualification after a magnificent exchange on the match ball.
A very nice conclusion. Opposed to Simon Gauzy on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday during the Grand Smash de Las Vegas, Félix Lebrun won three innings at one (4-11, 11-7, 12-10, 14-12) to join the knockout stages. The double Olympic medalist in Paris 2024 validated his ticket after an incredible exchange against his compatriot.
In the service, Félix Lebrun then needed six snowshoeing to overcome his opponent. Simon Gauzy made a solid defense, backwards each time under the pressure of the 18 -year -old prodigy. After saving an Smash, Simon Gauzy ended up folding, allowing the Cadet of the Lebrun brothers to let his joy burst.
The seventh world player had lost the gain in the first set before launching. For his part, Gauzy (32nd world) has repeatedly shown his defense talents. The 30 -year -old saved two set balls in the third round before erasing two match balls. In the next round, Félix Lebrun will challenge German Benedikt Duda (12th in the world).
Bardet and Yuan also qualified
Earlier in the day, Jia Nan Yuan and Lilian Bardet also crossed the 2nd of the Tour. Jia Nan Yuan (40, 25th in the world), very effective in service, easily dominated the American Wild Card Amy Wang (22, 65th) 3 sets at 0 (11-8, 11-3, 11-7). She will play in eighth against the world's world number 3 Chinese Chen Xingtong.
Lilian Bardet (24 years old, 84th), author of a feat in the first round against the world's number five Chinese Liang Jingkun, chained against the German Ricardo Walther (33, 51st) in four sets (12-10, 10-12, 11-5, 11-4).
The Frenchman led 10-8 in the 2nd round before losing the set, in particular because of two services deemed irregular after recourse to video arbitration. But he knew how to pull himself together to win the following two sets largely, imposing his power on his opponent and giving himself a beautiful duel against the Danish Jonathan Groth in the next round.
