Longines Future Tennis Aces 2013 – Looking for the champions of tomorrow
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They are less than 13 years old, come from all around the world and have one dream in common: win once the prestigious French Open tournament at Roland-Garros. Official Partner and Timekeeper of Roland-Garros, Longines goes in search of the future champions for the fourth consecutive year, by giving the opportunity to sixteen boys to play on the mythical Parisian clay during the Longines Future Tennis Aces tournament. This year, the competition will take place on a clay court in the heart of Paris, on the frontcourt of the city hall.
Selected with the help of the tennis federations of their respective countries, these budding tennis champions will compete over two days of tournament to qualify for the final on Saturday morning 1st June. At the end of the final, the winner will be presented with a trophy by a representative of the French Tennis Federation and both finalists will receive an annual bursary of 2’000 $ to pay for their sports equipment until their sixteenth birthday. Theses 16 young talents come from every corner of the world: Australia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, U.K. and the USA.
Before competing in this tournament, the 16 players will be able to train their technique on clay in the frame of the Longines Academy, a big premiere this year. Supervised and helped by professionals, two coaches and a physical trainer, they will be able to work on accelerations, slow-downs, slides, footwork and placing thanks to specific trainings. After two intensive days, (28-29 May), the tournament will take place for the first time in an emblematic place of the capital, on the frontcourt of the city hall.
True to its values, Longines aims to promote sport and encourage the values of respect, fair play and tolerance linked to it.
Selected with the help of the tennis federations of their respective countries, these budding tennis champions will compete over two days of tournament to qualify for the final on Saturday morning 1st June. At the end of the final, the winner will be presented with a trophy by a representative of the French Tennis Federation and both finalists will receive an annual bursary of 2’000 $ to pay for their sports equipment until their sixteenth birthday. Theses 16 young talents come from every corner of the world: Australia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, U.K. and the USA.
Before competing in this tournament, the 16 players will be able to train their technique on clay in the frame of the Longines Academy, a big premiere this year. Supervised and helped by professionals, two coaches and a physical trainer, they will be able to work on accelerations, slow-downs, slides, footwork and placing thanks to specific trainings. After two intensive days, (28-29 May), the tournament will take place for the first time in an emblematic place of the capital, on the frontcourt of the city hall.
True to its values, Longines aims to promote sport and encourage the values of respect, fair play and tolerance linked to it.