An hour after his brother Félix, Alexis Lebrun qualified for the final of the WTT Star Contender in Muscat (Oman) by defeating the young Frenchman Flavien Coton. The two brothers will meet again this Saturday at 3 p.m. for an unprecedented duel during a final on the WTT circuit.
There will indeed be a duel between brothers in Muscat. At the end of a mental and experience battle won against his compatriot Flavien Coton, Alexis Lebrun joined his brother Félix this Saturday in the final of the WTT Star Contender in Muscat (Oman). A meeting to follow around 3 p.m. on RMC Sport.
A little earlier in the morning, Félix Lebrun upheld his status as world No.7 this Saturday at the WTT Star Contender in Muscat (Oman) by beating the Russian Vladimir Sidorenko, thus ensuring a 100% French final on the same day.
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The 19-year-old from Montpellier, seeded N.1 in this tournament belonging to the third level in the world, easily won three sets to zero (11-7, 11-3, 11-9).
Alexis Lebrun pushed to his limits by Flavien Coton
Manhandled, Alexis Lebrun had to fight and push Coton, 17 years old and great hope of the discipline, to the beautiful after being led 2-0. The two Frenchmen went blow for blow in the fifth set, but it was ultimately the world No.13 who won on his first match point: 3-2 (10-12, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9). At the end of the tournament, Alexis Lebrun will join the world Top 10.
Accustomed to meeting each other for several years, the Lebrun brothers faced each other for the last time in March, in the final of the French championships in Levallois-Perret. Félix Lebrun then won in style (4-3) at the end of a tense match to be crowned for the first time in the event. On the WTT circuit, the two brothers have not faced each other since the quarter-final of the WTT Champions in Montpellier in 2024, a tournament ultimately won by Félix Lebrun.
The Muscat tournament is the last on the international circuit before the WTT Finals in Hong Kong, which will be played from December 10 to 14. Three French people, Félix Lebrun, Alexis Lebrun (13th) and Simon Gauzy (18th) – thanks in particular to their results this week – will take part.
