Arthur Fils and Alex Michelsen20 years old, tops the rankings of under-21 professionals on the ATP Tour. The youngest in the top-10 of the Race to Jeddah (Saudi city where they will play their ATP Masters Final) is the American Studying Tien and the Brazilian João Fonsecawho is the junior world number 1 in 2023 and has already shown himself to be a future star. He accelerated his process by rejecting an offer from a university in the USA.
The first minor on this list is German Justin Engel, who turned 17 on October 1. A stylish German, with a powerful serve, right-handed and two-handed backhand. Almost no background in juniors as he played only one Grand Slam in this category, the last Australian Open. He passed the qualifying phase, fell in the opening round.
Beside Horst, his father, coach and manager, the sporting policy of the same is to dive into the professionals, “although it is likely that he will compete in two junior Grand Slams in 2025,” pointed out the new German phenomenon in an interview he gave this week that was a while ago. in his federation country (DTB), which has a tennis player within its youth group, among those receiving financial assistance.
A new threat is born for the domain reserved for Spanish Carlos Alcaraz and the Italian Jannik Sinner. He is the first player since 2007 to win a match on the ATP Tour, the youngest since Carlos Alcaraz won at Rio 2020 at the age of 16. He took advantage of an invitation to the 250 tournament in Almaty, in Kazakhstan, to lose Coleman Wong20 years old, from Hong Kong and training at the Rafa Nadal Academy, 7-5 and 6-4. The young debutant No. 458 in the world beating No. 133. He will have a tough test in the second round, against the Argentine Francisco Cerundolo, already very established among solid tennis players on the circuit.
But Engel said he’s in no rush, being in the top-200 next year is enough. Although he describes himself as “ambitious”, he highlights his discipline and mental strength as other elements to develop in a sport that he was exposed to as a child through his father, who tried to become a soccer player. tennis, and failed.
He moved between Hannover and another training center in Oberhaching, always with his father. He is the youngest German ITF champion since then Alexander Zverev16 years old. He opened his record in Villach, the first of four M15 tournaments (Third Division in the tennis range) that he won this season. Recently, at a higher level, he finished fourth in the Challenger held Villenathe operations center of Alcaraz, the JC Ferrero Academy.
It has clear references. He declared himself an admirer of Novak Djokovic for his “strict diet”, but his idol is Rafael Nadal. “Because of how he enters the court, how he strives and fights. I identify with all this, I am a very fighter when playing,” he means.
He also practiced kickboxing, giving it up “because it was dangerous for my tennis goals.”
Aim high, another come from behind with the idea of becoming a champion. “I just want to focus on tennis, my father will take care of everything. I have a plan and a goal in my life.”
Source: La Verdad
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