#Hugo Grenier

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Meanwhile, in Alicante…

First seed Constant Lestienne, who advanced to the finals after defeating wild card Martin Landaluce 6-3, 7-6(5) in the quarterfinals and Maximilian Marterer 7-6(3), 6-4, set another all-French affair in the Alicante Challenger as he faced Hugo Grenier, who previously defeated Dennis Novak 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals. To make it interesting, this would become their third meeting in a Spanish hard-court Challenger, where they shared a match apiece with Grenier winning the first (in the Alicante Challenger 2021) 6-4, 6-3 and Lestienne winning the second meeting (in the Segovia Challenger 2022) 7-5, 6-3, which could add the intrigue to this year's meeting. Furthermore, knowing both players' games, while it could be dynamic in one way or another, it might have relied on how they executed their gameplay, and adapted in case things went south for them.

The first set started dramatically after 4 consecutive holds where Grenier's preceding shot, which Lestienne thought was wide, was called in (which indeed was in, according to the replay) several shots before his backhand error. Eventually, Grenier held that game with an ace to 3-2. Subsequently, Lestienne created his first break chance thanks to a working volley, but Grenier found a way back to hold his service game 3-3. However, the latter's backhand pass set his 2-point lead before he broke Lestienne's serve to 5-4 over a failed drop shot, allowing him to serve for the set.

Instead of actually serving for the first set, Lestienne started to get ideas thanks to his well-paced forehand while capitalizing on Grenier's erratic service game (with a cross-court forehand error accounting for the gate-opener), which was converted at the cost of his double fault, thus Lestienne levelled the match to 5-5. It took two more consecutive holds for the set to be settled through a tie-breaker, where the momentum kept swinging until it boiled down to its last points.

In the first set tie-breaker, it started by Grenier's important smash to set a mini-break to 3-1. Several points later, it was followed by Lestienne's crafty lob to follow up Grenier's forehand misfire to equalize the point 5-5. Grenier turned out to have a set point, which was saved out of Lestienne's unreturned serve (6-6). Eight consecutive points later, it all came down to Lestienne's double fault to 11-10 that implied a pressure point question, which was followed by Grenier's volley on his serve to actually serve it out, taking the first set 7-6(10) as a result.

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Aujourd’hui, samedi 08/06/24, Journée nationale d'hommage aux morts pour la France en Indochine 🎖️ Journée internationale de la NASH 🙏 et Journée mondiale des océans 🌊⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Le SOS des chefs pour l'océan : pour la Journée mondiale de l’océan qui a donc lieu ce samedi, les chefs des Relais & Châteaux s’engagent à ne plus proposer de civelles ni d’autres espèces marines menacées d’extinction �� Mieux vaut tard que jamais…

Annecy : troisième jour de la première édition du Festival Citoyen du Vivre Ensemble qui a lieu depuis avant-hier jusqu'à aujourd’hui à la MJC Centre social Victor Hugo Meythet. Des thématiques telles que l'environnement, le harcèlement et le numérique choisies par les habitant·es 👌

Saint Médard, le saint des dictons par excellence : « Quand il pleut à la saint Médard, il pleut quarante jours plus tard. À moins que Barnabé (le 11 juin), ne lui coupe l'herbe sous le pied. » 🦶 « S’il pleut à la saint Médard, il pleut encore six semaines plus tard. » ☔

Saint Médard encore : « S'il pleut à la saint Médard, la vendange diminue d'un quart, mais s'il fait beau à la saint Barnabé, elle diminue de moitié. » 🌧 « Ce que saint Médard fait, saint Barnabé le défait. » 😎 « Saint Médard beau et serein promet abondance de grains. » 🌞

Saint Médard encore et encore : « S'il pleut à la saint Médard, c'est du beau temps pour les canards. » 🦆 « Repique les choux s'il t'en reste. » 🥬 « La pluie de la saint Médard fait germer les épis au gerbier, de quoi le sarrasin rit. » 🌾

Saint Médard toujours : « Quand il pleut à la saint Médard, prends ton manteau sans nul retard. » 🧥 « Saint Médard éclairci, fait le grenier farci. » 🌦 « Saint Médard est le meilleur jour de l’année pour semer le blé noir. » 🌱

Pour celles et ceux qui aiment le hasard : « S'il pleut le jour de la saint Médard, le tiers des biens est au hasard. » 🎲 « Quand il pleut le jour de saint Médard, le quart des biens est au hasard. » 🎲 Ou pas : « S'il pleut à la saint Médard, la récolte diminue d'un quart. » 😉

Pour celles et ceux qui aiment les faux : « Quand il pleut le jour de la saint Médard, le grain diminue jusqu’à la faux. » 🧐 « Quand il pleut le jour de saint Médard, les blés s’en vont jusqu’à la faux. » 🤔

Pour celles et ceux qui aiment le lard :  « Quand il pleut à la saint Médard, si l'on ne boit du vin, on mange du lard. » 🍷 « Pluie à la saint Médard tarit le vin et coupe le lard. » 🔪 « Saint Médard, planteur de choux, mangeur de lard. » 🥬

Bon sixième jour de la semaine à tous et à toutes 🎥

Bonne fête aux Médard 😘

📷 JamesO PhotO au Mont Veyrier le jeudi 06/06/24 📸

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Sortir ce week-end à Montbéliard

Voici la sélection ToutMontbeliard.com d’idées sorties pour ce week-end : VENDREDI 23 AOÛT 2024 - Capitale française de la Culture : Festival des Mômes de Montbéliard 2024 > infos - Capitale française de la Culture : Le Centre Image part en vadrouille à Neuchâtel-Urtière, Stade, à 21h00 > infos - Marché du soir dans le Pays de Montbéliard, de 17h00 à 22h00 > infos - L'Orchestre des jeunes de l'Orchestre Victor Hugo fait son Carnaval des animaux à la Roselière de Montbéliard à 18h00 - Conférence "Vergers et chauves-souris : importance des structures paysagères" à la Damassine de Vandoncourt, 19h00, animée par Maxian Maradenne, chiroptérologue à la Commission de Protection des Eaux, du Patrimoine, de l'Environnement, du Sous-sol et des Chiroptères de Franche-Comté SAMEDI 24 AOÛT 2024 - Capitale française de la Culture : Festival des Mômes de Montbéliard 2024 > infos - Les Estivales du Près-la-Rose de Montbéliard 2024 > infos - Capitale française de la Culture : Excursion urbaine film et échanges au 19, CRAC de Montbéliard à 14h00 > infos - Cinéma en plein air à Nommay, "La famille Addams", cour de l'école primaire, à 21h00, entrée gratuite > infos - Fête de l'été à Bethoncourt, Parc Allende, de 15h00 à 0h00 > infos DIMANCHE 25 AOÛT 2024 - Capitale française de la Culture : Festival des Mômes de Montbéliard 2024 > infos - Capitale française de la Culture : Château en Scène à Montbéliard, spectacle Lay This Drum ! (percussion), Compagnie Scopitone, à 21h00 > infos (modification : 19h00 à La Roselière de Montbéliard) - Vide-grenier à Saint-Maurice-Colombier, 140 à 160 exposants, de 8h00 à 17h00 - Randonnée pédestre avec les Sports Réunis du Pays de Montbéliard à Provenchère – Le Peu, 4h30 de marche, 390m de dénivelé, 14km, départ à 8h30 de la Roselière à Montbéliard > infos Une idée sortie à proposer pour un prochain week-end ? Contactez-nous via www.toutmontbeliard.com/contact Read the full article

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Australian Open 2024 (Day 5)

Men’s singles second round [27] Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) def. [Q] Hugo Grenier (FRA) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2

Women’s doubles first round [4] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) def. [Alt] Linda Fruhvirtová (CZE) / Ashlyn Krueger (USA) 6-1, 7-5

(Picture : © Louise Delmotte/Associated Press)

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Pas l'temps je lis (mars-avril 2023)

Pas l’temps je lis est la chronique que je tiens dans le supplément culture qui paraît chaque samedi dans le quotidien Le Temps. Ci-dessous vous trouverez la liste des livres présentés dans les chroniques. Elle permettra aux abonné.es du Temps de les retouver facilement, offrira des pistes aux lecteur.ices du blog et sera utile aux éditeurs.trices qui verront ainsi quels livres ont été retenus et auront une idée du ton de la chronique.

4 mars 2023 - John Lennon et Franz Kafka

John, Emmanuel Bourdier, Flammarion - Roman 10-12 ans

Kafka et la poupée, Larissa Theule, Rebecca Green, Les Editions des Eléphants - Album dès 5 ans

11 mars 2023 - L'amitié

L'Arbre généreux, Shel Silverstein, L'Ecole des loisirs - Album dès 5-6 ans

Un meilleur meilleur ami, Olivier Tallec, Pastel / L'Ecole des loisirs - Album dès 5-6 ans

Hipou, Oili Tanninen, La Partie - Album 0-3 ans

18 mars 2023 - Le Cycle de la vie

Il est où Diouke, Emilie Boré, Vincent Di Silvestro, La Joie de lire - Album dès 5 ans

La Fougère et le bambou, Marie Tibi, Jérémy Pailler, Kaléidoscope - Conte dès 5-6 ans

Insectorama, Lisa Voisard, Helvetiq - Documentaire dès 8 ans

25 mars 2023 - Salon du livre de Genève

Elles : tomes 1 et 2, Aveline Stokart, Kid Toussaint, Le Lombard - Bande dessinée dès 11 ans

Magda, cuisinière intergalactique, Nicolas Wouters, Mathilde Van Gheluwe, Sarbacane - Bande dessinée dès 10 ans

Le Livre bleu, Germano Zullo, Albertine, La Joie de lire - Album dès 5 ans

Dix petites souris, Colin Thibert, Haydé, La Joie de lire - Album dès 3 ans

1er avril 2023 - Dès livres animés pour les petits

Bleu pop. Blanc pop, Aurore Petit, La Martinière - Livres animés dès 9 mois

Jazzy dans la jungle, Lucy Cousins, Hélium - Livre à caches dès 2 ans

La Souris qui portait sa maison sur son dos, Jonathan Stutzman, Isabelle Arsenault, Les éditions des Eléphants - Album dès 3-4 ans

08 avril 2023 - Des romans pour les vacances

Moumoute et la boîte aux trésors, Inbar Heller Algazi, L'Ecole des loisirs - Roman dès 6 ans

Suzanne Griotte et le parc aux limaces, Thibault Bérard, Clément Devaux, Gallimard Jeunesse - Roman dès 8 ans

Les treize sorcières, Jodi Lynn Anderson, Nathan - Roman dès 9-10 ans

15 avril 2023 - L'engagement à hauteur d'enfant

La Chambre de Warren, Jérémie Moreau, Albin Michel Jeunesse - Album dès 4 ans

Eddie et Noé: plus chauds que le climat, Max de Radiguès, Hugo Piette, Sarbacane - Bande dessinée dès 11 ans

Le Cercle des Dryades : opération Eurydice, Richard Couaillet, Actes Sud Jeunesse - Roman dès 8-9 ans

22 avril 2023 - Le pouvoir de l'imagination

L'Ami du grenier, Mamiko Shiotani, La Partie - Album dès 4 ans

On ferait comme si, André Marois, Gérard DuBois, Grasset Jeunesse - Album dès 5 ans

L'Idée du placard, Jean-Luc Englebert, Pastel / L'Ecole des loisirs - Album dès 6 ans

29 avril 2023 - En vacances

Ah! les voyages, Marie Caudry, Editions Thierry Magnier - Album dès 5 ans

Emile dort chez des gens, Vincent Cuvellier, Ronan Badel, Gallimard Giboulées - Album de 3 à 6 ans

Presque perdu, Hervé Giraud, Aurélie Castex, Seuil Jeunesse - Roman dès 8-9 ans

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Tennis: Andy Murray wins 2nd straight grass-court title on Challenger tour ahead of Wimbledon

AP , Monday 19 Jun 2023 Andy Murray added a second consecutive grass-court title on the ATP Challenger Tour on Sunday as the two-time Wimbledon champion continues his preparations for his home Grand Slam tournament. Andy Murray in action against Hugo Grenier (not pictured) during his Round of 16 match on day four of the Rothesay Open 2023 at the Nottingham Tennis Centre. Picture date: Thursday…

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Elsewhere it was a historic day for British women’s tennis with four British players reaching the quarter-final of a WTA event for the first time.

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Wimbledon MS Q3: Meet Your Qualifiers (2/2)

The atmosphere inside the Wimbledon qualifying rounds, illustrated from 2019 (📸 The Guardian)

The condensed version in a Twitter thread can be found here. The first part of the article, featuring the first 8 qualifiers, can be found here.

As the third qualifying round was held in a best-of-5 sets (compared to the previous rounds' 3) per the Wimbledon tradition, several matches finished later than others due to it being more lengthy, mostly as they went deep into the fourth or fifth sets. They often involved rollercoasters for some reason, but their ability to maintain their range in various possible means, alongside their endurance to complete this match in 5 sets, would also be another aspect of attention toward the later parts of some of these matches.

The remaining matches are also written in the order they advance. Beware, this is a possible long read.

Section 16: Vit Kopriva [16] def. Richard Gasquet [20] 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4

Vit Kopriva's point to to 2-1* 0-15, 2nd set (left) and 3-3* 40-ad, 4th set (right) (📸 Wimbledon qualifications feed)

20th seed and 2007 Wimbledon semifinalist Richard Gasquet, who appeared in a Grand Slam qualification rounds for the first time since the 2004 US Open, prevailed in the first two qualifying rounds as he defeated Oliver Crawford 6-2, 7-6(8) and Alexis Galarneau 6-1, 6-0 in a dominant performance, faced an interesting performance in 16th seed Vit Kopriva, who stunned Henri Squire 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-4 and Hugo Dellien 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 to advance to the third qualifying round. Interestingly, while this looked like the draw was built for the Frenchman to advance, it was not the case here throughout the match.

Even though R. Gasquet controlled the first set and took it 6-3, V. Kopriva tried to absorb his pace as he fired a notable cross-court backhand pass to pave the way even if the 20th seed held that game, ultimately breaking to 3-1 before ultimately taking the second set 6-3. Sooner or later, R. Gasquet became out of gas while V. Kopriva appeared slightly more powerful, where the Czech 16th seed was spotted having a forehand winner to generate his break point, breaking to 4-3 before he consolidated his lead. He had not looked back since, trusting the adaptability of his clay-rooted game to take the fourth set 6-4, securing his Wimbledon main draw appearance as this was feared to be "the beginning of the end" for R. Gasquet.

Section 2: Hugo Gaston [2] def. Mikhail Kukushkin [27] 6-2, 1-6, 7-5, 6-1

Hugo Gaston's point to *0-3 40-40 (first break point save) in the 2nd set (left) and to lead 6-5* 0-15 in the 3rd set (right) (📸 Wimbledon qualification feed)

Despite being eliminated early in the first round of the Ilkley Challenger (l. M. Tomas Barrios Vera) after winning the Lyon Challenger back on clay, second seed Hugo Gaston continued his journey as he defeated Shintaro Mochizuki 7-6(5), 6-4 and Dino Prizmic 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 in several chaotic showings, ultimately finding the way out with a victory before facing 27th seed Mikhail Kukushkin, who also qualified for Roland Garros, carrying on his resurgence after two quarterfinal finishes in Surbiton and Nottingham (grass), both lost (the second one was a retirement) to Billy Harris as he knocked out both Vitaliy Sachko and Benjamin Bonzi in straight sets. The best-of-five sets might have tested M. Kukushkin's endurance, but he left it all out there.

The first two sets started chaotically as H. Gaston's dominance secured him the first set before M. Kukushkin tried to raise his level. Interestingly, after a break thanks to the latter's aggression, H. Gaston had initial break-back points, to no avail as the Kazakh consolidated to 3-0. The 2nd seed then tried to avoid further demolition through a backhand finish after a net exchange to save a break point, ultimately putting his name on the board before the second set ended with a breadstick (1-6). Somehow, H. Gaston successfully broke for the third set as he started the 12th game there with a working volley, going after M. Kukushkin's forehands until the latter went out of gas, taking a medical timeout before finally getting breadsticked back (1-6) by the end of the fourth set, thus advancing H. Gaston to the main draw.

Section 5: Lloyd Harris [5] def. Hugo Grenier 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(5)

Lloyd Harris' point to 4-4* 15-40 (1st set, left) 6-6(2-1) in the 4th set tie-break (right) (📸 Wimbledon qualifications feed)

5th seed Lloyd Harris spent some time in the Asian Challenger swing, where this part of his post-injury rebuilding paid off as he won the Surbiton Challenger title (d. Leandro Riedi) despite exiting earlier in Nottingham (grass) and Ilkley Challengers, putting himself back to the Top 100. However, since this was achieved past the Wimbledon direct entry deadline, the South African had to play the qualification rounds, where he defeated Andrea Vavassori and George Loffhagen, the latter in two tie-break sets. He faced an intriguing challenge in Hugo Grenier, who defeated Murkel Dellien and knocked out 24th seed Zachary Svajda en route to the third qualifying round.

L. Harris had a convincing start to the match as he maintained his service games more consistently, somehow paving the way to break from H. Grenier's failed smash before a working drop shot secured his break point. The break succeeded, and the South African took the first set 6-4 before extending his dominance as he took the second set 6-2. However, a slight dip happened as an erroneous service game resulted in H. Grenier being able to break and taking the third set 6-3, and L. Harris hung on well to take the match to the fourth set tie-breaker, where another failed smash from the Frenchman set up the former's mini-break before his consolidation, and he had not looked back since before taking the fourth set 7-6(4), thus confirming his place in the main draw after his absence due to injury.

Section 8: Radu Albot def. Daniel Elahi Galan [8] 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-3

Radu Albot's point to 4-2* 30-40 (initial break point, 2nd set) (📸 Wimbledon qualifications feed)

Having qualified for Wimbledon last year, Radu Albot tried to repeat the feat once again within the past year as he knocked out both Francesco Maestrelli 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-2, and one of this section's (on-paper) favorites, Bu Yunchaokete, 7-5, 6-7(10), 6-4 in both thrilling encounters. He then faced 8th seed Daniel Elahi Galan, who relied on his experience to defeat Oriol Roca Batalla 6-3, 6-4 and Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 7-6(5) in the first two qualifying rounds. There might have appeared to be a tiny difference between both players, but the (slightly) more aggressive one took it at the end of the day.

In this case, R. Albot's forehand might have been slightly too powerful to handle as evident toward the end of the second set, with Galan being run over from his forehand side before being broken again to 5-2 due to another +1 forehand error. By the end of that set, the Moldovan took it 6-2, but his mini-break lead in the tie-breaker (which occurred after his pass secured the last service-game hold of the set) was neutralized, prompting the fourth set as Galan took the said set. Somehow, Albot managed to maintain his range, taking the fourth set 6-3 to secure another Wimbledon main draw appearance.

Section 9: Mattia Bellucci def. David Goffin [9] 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-4

Mattia Bellucci's point to 2-2* 40-ad (one of the break points in the 1st set, left), and to convert his match point to 6-4 in the fourth set (📸 Eurosport SE via Wimbledon qualifications World Feed)

Some might have thought in-form ninth seed David Goffin would have it all, topping his form by winning the Ilkley Challenger (d. Harold Mayot), following it up with a straight-set victory against Marc Polmans and Yasutaka Uchiyama in the first two qualifying rounds. However, the Belgian had an intriguing challenge as he faced a fellow in-form player Mattia Bellucci, who notably reached the Nottingham (grass) Challenger semifinal (l. Jacob Fearnley) before surviving several tussles in the qualifying rounds here in Wimbledon: stunning 31st seed Duje Ajdukovic 5-7, 7-6, 7-6(12) before defeating Bernabe Zapata Miralles 7-6(3), 6-3.

M. Bellucci had a confident start to the first set thanks to his point construction, brilliantly volleying his way after his drop shot to save a break point before holding his serves, eventually breaking before taking the first set 6-3. D. Goffin tried to match the pace, somehow taking the second set before M. Bellucci struck back, notably hitting a dive volley midway. However, D. Goffin's unforced errors in the third set tie-breaker resulted in the Italian taking the set 7-6(4), and the latter found his way through a 4-1 lead before the Belgian 9th seed bounced back with a break-back, leveling the play to 4-4 after. It took two more games before M. Bellucci had an inspired return game, perfectly finishing a rally with a volley to break for the match, taking the fourth set 6-4 to secure his spot in the main draw.

Section 15: Otto Virtanen def. Roman Andres Burruchaga 6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6(4)

Otto Virtanen's point to break 3-1 in the 1st set (left) and to take the fourth set 7-6(4) (right) (📸 Wimbledon qualifications feed)

While some also expected this draw to be built for him, Otto Virtanen survived 2 different rollercoasters as he saved 4 match points before defeating Franco Agamenone 6-7(6), 6-2, 7-6(5) and saved another 4 match points before knocking out Alexander Ritschard 6-7(1), 7-5, 5-4, setting up an intriguing clash in another Roland Garros qualifier, Roman Andres Burruchaga, who stunned Gustavo Heide 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-1 before defeating 18th seed Stefano Napolitano 6-4, 6-4 in the first two qualifying rounds. On paper, this might have been O. Virtanen's match for the taking, but even if it was the case, it ended up in another rollercoaster as most of the flow was on his racquet.

O. Virtanen initially had a dominant start to the match, serving the first-set breadstick 6-1 2 games after he broke thanks to a forehand down-the-line winner to finish the first set in 26 minutes, extending his dominance as he took the second set 6-2. However, his classic rollercoaster occurred in the third set despite leading by a break before going deep into the set, somehow on par with R.A. Burruchaga stepping up as he took advantage of the Finn's unseriousness, thus the Argentinean took the third set 7-5. Somehow, the fourth set ended in a tie-breaker, which fittingly ended with a backhand let-cord moment from O. Virtanen as he served it out, taking the fourth set 7-6(4) to finally secure his main draw place after bringing himself (and everyone) to another rollercoaster.

Section 13: Felipe Meligeni R. Alves d. Maxime Cressy 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4

Felipe Meligeni R. Alves' point to break 2-0, 3rd set (left) and to break 3-1, 5th set (right) (📸 Wimbledon qualifications feed)

Despite suffering an early exit from the Ilkley Challenger first round (l. Lloyd Harris), Felipe Meligeni R. Alves had a strong campaign in the Wimbledon qualification rounds, defeating Illya Marchenko 6-2, 6-4 and Joris de Loore 7-6(3), 6-4 in the first two qualifying rounds before facing Maxime Cressy, who tried to regain his form in the grass season as the latter defeated Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-5 in a competitive and possibly crucial encounter in the first qualifying round before edging out 21st seed Thiago Agustin Tirante 7-6(9), 6-3 in the round after. Somehow, this match became extended into 5 sets and showed the importance of accurate rallying while maintaining consistent service games, which were hard in practice on this match.

F. Meligeni Alves began the match convincingly as he took the first set 6-4, but there was a slight dip in the second set as M. Cressy served his way to take the second-set breadstick (6-1). There was a moment where the Brazilian broke to 2-0 thanks to a successful backhand lob to start the third set, but he got broken back (thanks to M. Cressy's forehands) with the tie-breaker became inevitable several points later, where the Brazilian's forehand return ace played a pivotal role for a mini-break (2-1) before he held to 3-1. Eventually, F. Meligeni Alves took the 3rd set 7-6(5) but experienced another slight dip as Cressy took the fourth set 6-4. Interestingly, the former's swift returns not only generated his break point, but also converted it (from his backhand side) to break 3-1 in the fifth, and he had not looked back since, surviving Cressy's cumulative 32 aces and 96 net approaches as he took the deciding set 6-4, thus qualifying for another Grand Slam main draw.

Section 11: Alex Bolt [Alt] def. Leandro Riedi [32] 6-7(2), 2-6, 7-6(7), 7-5, 6-4

Alex Bolt's point to 5-5* 15-40 (initial break point from the fourth set, left) and to 3-3* 30-40 (another break point from the fifth set, right) (📸 Wimbledon qualifications feed)

Entering the Wimbledon qualification rounds last-minute as an alternate due to Valentin Vacherot's withdrawal, Alex Bolt proved himself to be one of those to be watched out for with his decent grass-court game as he defeated both Nicolas Kicker and Rudolf Molleker in an identical scoreline (6-1, 6-4). In the third qualification round, he faced an intriguing opponent in Leandro Riedi, who was the Surbiton Challenger runner-up (l. Lloyd Harris) before withdrawing from his Ilkley Challenger second qualifying round match (v. Denis Kudla). Riedi defeated Juan Pablo Ficovich 6-0, 7-6(1) and Patrick Kypson 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, where this match became an interesting clash despite their almost similar approaches, coming down to their shot execution in crucial times.

Indeed, L. Riedi looked to be on the course to victory as he dominated the second set as a continuation to another dominant showing in the first-set tie-breaker, but it was a different story starting the third-set tie-breaker. There, L. Riedi started the tie-breaker with a forehand winner (1-0) before another unforced error steadily equalized the point. A. Bolt saved a match point, ultimately taking the third set 7-6(7) before steadily turning it around. This became more visible as his preceding forehand outhit L. Riedi's lob side before breaking to 6-5, finally sealing the fourth set 7-5. As a result, this match became the second of the day that went to the fifth, where A. Bolt's crucial pass secured his break point, ultimately breaking to 4-3 before taking the fifth set 6-4 several games later, thus securing his Grand Slam main draw debut in relief (and simultaneously, disbelief and elation).

The draw ceremony will be conducted at 10am local time, and the lucky losers will also feature in a separate article should there be any withdrawals.

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Tsitsipas drops a set, Grenier falls

For his first Roland-Garros in the main draw, Hugo Grenier (27, 122nd) lost in the first round to Marton Fucsovics in four sets. World No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas also dropped a round, against Jiri Vesely. He is one of the four players who can become world No. 1 at the end of this Roland-Garros 2023 (with Alcaraz, Djokovic and Medvedev). Stefanos Tsitsipas made a seventh of the way which will lead…

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Alcaraz Zverev’s rematch in Madrid

Carlos Alcaraz, the world number two said that he is looking forward to facing Alexander Zverev at the Madrid Open again, nearly a year after defeating the German in the final of last year’s edition.

Alcaraz eased past Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 7-5 on Sunday to set up a last-16 showdown with Zverev, who demolished Frenchman Hugo Grenier 6-1 6-0.

The two met a couple of times during last year’s clay swing, with Alcaraz beating Zverev Madrid to win his second ATP Masters 1000 title before Zverev got his revenge in the French Open quarter-finals a few weeks later. For more reads : Latest News

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Effets de Cène - Dutailly Philippe

Dans la salle des fêtes du paradis céleste Des anges marmitons, aux ailes blanches et lestes, S'empressent de finaliser le repas solennel Que Jésus christ offre aux poètes éternels.   Dans la cuisine s'exhale le délicat fumet De l'ambroisie du Saint Patron, délice des gourmets. Le nectar mythique se chambre sans artifice Clonés par Jésus, ils chambrent à l’office.   Christ, élégamment vêtu du suaire des grands jours, Accueille les invités dans la salle de séjour Puis les fait prendre place, sous le chant des cantiques Pour  la cérémonie de la cène poétique.   Voilà Jésus heureux, ravi par ses convives, Par leurs bons mots subtils et les plaisanteries vives, Par ces âmes curieuses ayant, dans l'existence, Connu des émotions vibrantes et intenses.   Parmi les invités, Alphonse de Lamartine, Victor Hugo, Verlaine, Fabre d’Eglantine Apollinaire, Jacques Prévert et Edouard Grenier Georges Brassens, Jacques Brel et Albert-Paul Granier   © Philippe Dutailly  24 01 2022 Read the full article

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Hugo Grenier

Hugo Grenier is a French tennis player. You may get here Hugo Grenier tennis career, wife, net worth, salary, height, family, and more

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Street Art par les artistes Seaty et Govin et des hommages à "Charlie Chaplin" avec l'artiste "Made in Graffiti" alias Johann Grenier (2017-19) ainsi qu'au bicentenaire de Victor Hugo à Dreux avec une "Causette" par C215 (1821-2021) dans les rues de Dreux, août 2022.