Teenager Moïse Kouamé’s French Open Run Ends in Third Round Defeat
- Teenager Moïse Kouamé’s French Open run ended in the third round with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 loss to Alejandro Tabilo on Saturday.
- The 17-year-old Kouamé saved four match points before losing after a mistake at the net.
- Kouamé entertained the home crowd with aggressive shots and an energizing style throughout his Grand Slam debut.
- Despite breaking to level in the fourth set, Kouamé could not match Tabilo's accuracy and left Court Suzanne-Lenglen waving goodbye to fans.
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"Moïse Kouame, French revelation of this Roland-Garros 2026 was eliminated this Saturday in the third round of the Roland-Garros tournament. The 17-year-old fell in four sets against the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (11-9). - Roland-Garros: finish for Moïse Kouame, released in the third round by Alejandro Tabilo (Sports).
The hype around Moïse Kouamé at the French Open is huge. The teenager inspires the French - nevertheless the home tournament for him is now over.
Sensation of the tournament, the 17-year-old prodigy, 318th in the ATP ranking, was logically stopped by the 36th world Alejandro Tabilo, this Saturday (4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 5 (11-9)). Not without demerit, at the end of a hell of a fight of 3 hours 40.
The 17-year-old Frenchman had taken the first round, before granting the next three, despite a big jump in the 4th set, on the short Suzanne-Lenglen on Saturday.
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