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European Youth Championships: Richie’s Review

European Youth Championships: Richies Review & More

European Youth Championships: Richies Review & More
Courtesy of ButterflyMag

The European Youth Championships in Bratislava are history. Here are some impressions and opinions. We took the opportunity to follow some youngsters with our camera during their tournament progress. Find more here – later on. Let’s go step by step..

Review by Richard Prause

The Team Competition

″The french team has beeen dominating the team events with its male youngsters for quite some time now. The team around Alexandre Cassin are especially versed in the serve-receive game – and are ahead of their competition in that regard.

France also excels in not only producing one good player, but rather a few top players who are able to score even in semi or final situations – such as Akkuzu and Cassin. Read More and watch the Boys Junior Final (Anton Kallberg vs Alexandre Cassin) and the Girls Junior Final (Adina Diaconu Vs Marie Migot )at ButterflyMag.

 

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