22-year-old Frenchman Lucas Pouille’s performances this year might not be as stunning as the other two on this list but he has still been successful in drawing the attention of fans with his determined display. Especially in his very last tournament at the Miami Masters, he played some sublime tennis which makes him a player to watch out for at Monte Carlo.
En route to making it to the fourth round at Key Biscayne, he had the big upset win over World No. 8 David Ferrer in three tight sets. Even before that, he also reached the Brisbane quarter-finals this year, losing to eventual champion Milos Raonic.
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It is understandable that hardcourts are his forte but there is no reason to believe that he cannot compete well on the most brutal surface. He did beat Dominic Thiem last year at this very venue and also made it to semi-finals of Hamburg on clay as a qualifier.
Pouille definitely is taking his own sweet time to bloom and if things fall into place, he can surely make quite an impressive run. He thrashed his senior compatriot Nicolas Mahut in his opener at Monte Carlo and up next for him are two more of his countrymen – Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. If anything, this would be a very good learning experience for the young Frenchman.
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Sudeshna Banerjee
Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.
Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.
Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.
Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.
When not using her skills and years of experience in crafting compelling content, Sudeshna likes to read, watch movies and travel.
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