“You won't play tonight”: victim of a hoax, a French player will ultimately not participate in the US Open tennis tournament

Frenchman Jules Marie victim of a hoax at the US Open. Midi Libre – JEAN MICHEL MART

A French tennis player was the target of a joke in bad taste during the US Open qualifiers.

"A joke" not really funny. French tennis player and YouTuber Jules Marie was the victim of a hoax concerning his participation in the US Open, the American grand slam, on Tuesday August 20. The tennis player went public emails from his inbox on his Instagram.

The hoax began with a long email he received announcing his return to the qualifying table for the American tournament, following the withdrawals of Henrique Rocha Da Silva Moura and Michael Zheng.

“You can make a kitty”

This well-written message was then followed by a second one presenting the schedule for the new qualifying table. Jules Marie finally received a last email revealing the bad joke from an internet user.

“Jules, sorry, but you won't be playing tonight. If you want, you can still make a kitty to call the breakers (the nickname of Jules Marie's subscribers) for donations to console you”, could be read on the screenshot.

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The French tennis player has become famous for sharing his days and tournaments on YouTube since his return to competition after several years of hiatus. A cruel scenario and hoax for the 295th in the world.