Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Montpellier residents Alexis and Félix Lebrun now know their opponents for their entry into the running

Félix Lebrun attend pour connaître l’identité de son adversaire. MAXPPP – JEON HEON-KYUN

Les deux frères Lebrun sont désormais fixés quant à leurs adversaires du premier tour au tournoi olympique.

They will enter the fray on Saturday July 27 to start their Olympic dream: Alexis and Félix Lebrun, 20 and 17 years old, know the identity of their opponents in the singles tournament.

Félix, 5th in the world and top seed in the tournament, will face a player from the preliminary round, for his entry into the running, on Saturday, before crossing, if he wins this first match , the tough Swedish Anton Kallberg (25th in the world) could present a first challenge, in the 2nd round.

Lorenzo on the program for Alexis

In his part of the draw, Félix Lebrun could then come up against the German Dimitrij Ovtcharov (14th in the world), former number 1, in the 8th finals. If all goes well for the youngest of the Lebruns, the world number 4, Fan Zhendong will be in the semi-finals.

For Alexis (world number 16), who will only be able to meet his brother in the final, the draw gave him the Argentinian Santiago Lorenzo (80th) in the first round. In the 8th finals, the eldest of the Montpellier siblings could meet the Brazilian Hugo Calderano (6th), one of the outsiders of the tournament.

China in the semi-finals for the “Team”

The program for the mixed doubles as well as the team has also been revealed. Alexis Lebrun, in a duo with Jia Nan Yuan, will meet a duo from Taipei composed of Y. Lin and S. Chen, in the first round.

Finally for the “Team”, where the Blues will be expected in particular with the trio Lebrun-Lebrun-Gauzy, France will challenge Slovenia in the 8th finals and could inherit the formidable China in the event of qualification for the semi-finals.

The times and dates of the matches have not yet been communicated.