2024-01-03 16:49:12
By RS
Published 21 minutes ago, Updated now
Adrian Mannarino DAVID GRAY / AFP
LE SCAN SPORT – During the United Cup, the 35-year-old Frenchman scored his first victory of the year against Lorenzo Sonego in the United Cup (6-4, 6-4) and was also a victim of his nerves.
He’s not the most expansive player on the circuit. But the discreet Adrian Mannarino can also sometimes be hot-blooded. The twenty-second player in the world is playing the tennis of his life at 35 years old. Which does not prevent small moments of frustration. After a point lost against the Italian Sonego during the French victory in the United Cup, the Val d’Oisien hit the end of the handle of his racket on his forehead and blood (slightly) flowed. He logically had to seek treatment afterwards…
This episode amused his opponent who laughed about it during the traditional salute at the net at the end of the match. “It had never happened to me to hurt myself like that with my racket, it was quite unexpected, fortunately not serious, explained the French number two at a press conference. An involuntary tribute to the Russian Mikhail Youzhny. who in 2008 in Miami violently hit his head with the frame of his racket after a lost point against Nicolas Almagro.
Sonego amused after Mannarino’s “injury” DAVID GRAY / AFP
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