Europe 1 with AFP 10:24 am, 06 June 2023

The home of French tennis player Lucas Pouille was burgled, we learned Tuesday from the Rennes prosecutor's office, confirming information from the "Journal du Dimanche".

The Rennes home of French tennis player Lucas Pouille was burgled, we learned Tuesday from the Rennes prosecutor's office, confirming information from the Journal du Dimanche (JDD). "I confirm this burglary and do not wish to provide confirmation beyond," Rennes prosecutor Philippe Astruc told AFP.

According to the JDD, the damage of the burglary, carried out while the tennis player was playing the Roland-Garros tournament in Paris, would amount to nearly 600,000 euros. Semifinalist of the Australian Open in 2019, Lucas Pouille, 29, former 10th in the world and now 675th in the ATP rankings, was eliminated in the 2nd round of Roland-Garros.

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