Paul-Henri Mathieu distributed the balls to the players during a set.
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Chryslène Caillaud
A ball collector was a little older than the others, this Wednesday on the clay court of Strasbourg.
A little more famous since it was none other than… Paul-Henri Mathieu.
The former 12th player in the world (in 2008), a native of the Alsatian capital, played this little game for the 50th anniversary of the creation of the WTA, the women's circuit.
During a set and dressed in the same way as the other collectors, Paulo put himself at the service of Anna Blinkova and Aryna Sabalenka.
“It was tough today, I was doing the baseline with the sun in my eyes!
“, He reacted with a smile to the Latest News from Alsace, before recalling that he had already taken on this role in the past.
“In 1989 and 1990, I was a collector at Hautepierre [at the League Center].
These are the kinds of events that make you want to go professional even more when you're a kid.
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“Paulo”, 35 today, then realized this dream and even won four titles on the ATP circuit.
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