The draw for the latest Grand Chelem Tennis Tournis tournament of the year 2025 reserved a start at the reach of Alexis and Félix Lebrun. But the two brothers could compete in the knockout stages of the China Smash in Beijing (broadcast on RMC Sport). Simon Gauzy could challenge the third world player in his second round while the femaleboard promises to be full -bodied for the Blue.
After a successful 2025 year for the tricolor clan with a qualified for the last square to each of the Grand Chelem tournaments, China Smash (September 28-October 5 on channels Twitch et Youtube de RMC Sport) is once again very intense for the important tricolor delegation in the face of a Chinese armada made up of the stars of the discipline and the great hopes of tomorrow.
But the start of the tournament should allow the Lebrun brothers to gain momentum with a first round against the Australian Aditya Sareen (49th in the world) for Félix. His older brother Alexis will go into the running against a player from qualifying.
And if Félix finds his best level in Beijing and gets out of a second round with the appearance of a trap against German legend Dimitrij Ovtcharov or against local Crac Chen Yuanyu (22nd world), he could cross his brother's road from the knockout stages. The prospect of a beautiful duel between the brothers like those we have known to the French championships in recent years.
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Gauzy on the road to Calderano? Heavy for Bardet, Cotton and Poret
Semi-finalist of the Malmö Smash at the end of August, Simon Gauzy will want to chain during the Chinese tournament. If the Frenchman will challenge a qualified for his beginnings, he could find the most French of the Brazilians and incidentally number 3 in the world, Hugo Calderano, in the second round.
And what can be said about the draw of other blues engaged in China? Lilian Bardet inherited the seeded number 13, the South Korean year Jaehyun while Flavien Cotton and Thibault Poret will face the new Chinese guard. The first will launch his tournament against Xu Yingbin while the second will try to shine against Huang Youzheng, junior world champion.
Pavade and Yuan dream of exploits before competing
In the female table too, the Blue will have a blow to play. But unlike some tricolor players, Jia Nan Yuan (24th in the world) and Pritikha Pavade (26th) are not among the favorites of this Beijing China Smash.
Worse, the best Frenchwoman in the WTT ranking will have to take out the big game directly against the Japanese Hina Hayata. Simple bronze medalist during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the Japanese points to the thirteenth in the world.
On paper, Pritikha Pavade benefits from a more affordable first round against the American Amy Wang (67th world player). But in case of qualification, the 21 -year -old tricolor will have to release a small feat against the Japanese Satsuki Odo. All with the dream of a hypothetical eighth against final against … Jia Nan Yuan.
