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The TC Géronsart player starts his tournament on Wednesday
The Belgian Open, the biggest Belgian wheelchair tennis tournament, starts this Wednesday at Géronsart (Jambes). Only player Namur registered, Justin Peraux will play today his first home game. The draw was held last night (Editor's note: it had not happened yet at the time of writing).
"Last year, I pbaded the qualifying round and I beat Joeri Van Assche in the first round before being eliminated against Evan Maripa (seeded No. 6) This year, there is no qualifying round, the goal will be to do as well than last year and I would like to have an affordable match in the first round " entrusts the tennis player of 19 years Justin Peraux.
Currently 200th worldwide, the Namurois does not make a fixation on the Belgian Open. For the simple reason that a large part of the participants are a step above him. "The level of the tournament is a little high for me, it's the biggest I do and I'm registered because it's organized in the facilities of my club. there are no players from Top 10 world for example. "
The opportunity is nevertheless beautiful for this young talent to show himself and to discover his sport at his near and in Namur. "Those who follow me on social media can also move to see me play, and it's an opportunity to see some of the best wheelchair tennis players in the world and, why not, face them. "
At 19, Justin Peraux knows he still has a huge room for improvement. In a year, he made a good of about 200 places in the world ranking and is now targeting the Top 150 . "I surrounded myself with a staff composed of a tennis coach, a physical trainer, a sports psychologist and a nutritionist.The goal is to arrive in Top 150 then in the Top 100 and finally in the World Top 50 by 2020. I am at five hours of tennis training a week and 1:30 of In wheelchair tennis, the level of maturity comes a little later than in tennis, around 28-29 years. "
With, by then, the ambition to win the Belgian Open on his lands.
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