A few days before the arrival of spring, Amelie Mauresmo decided to do a bit of cleaning at home to occupy her weekend. The opportunity for her to find old treasures buried in the boxes, and even some surprising photos. On March 12, 2022, the new director of Roland-Garros shared an astonishing snapshot in which she appears very young, playing tennis.
A vestige of her adolescence on which the sportswoman appears very comfortable with a racket and already has a nice backhand. Quite “lovely” with a short haircut, wispy bangs and round glasses, she looks conscientious when it comes to kicking the ball. “When you sort through your old photos… Who is this person?!“wrote the former Wimbledon and Australian Open champion derisively.
“She’s a champion I believe. Have a nice weekend Amelia“, “So good to see you“, “The future world number 1“, “It’s you Amelie! With this setback already…“, “Nice souvenir photo“, “The greatest tricolor player in the open air“, “A very great French tennis player“, “Already the magnificent style of your position and your backhand so strong“, can we read in the comments.
A big fan of Yannick Noah, Amelie Mauresmo started tennis at the age of 4. After having played at the Bornel tennis club, in the Oise, then at that of Méru, the young girl had reached the semi-finals of the Petits As tournament in 1993 before joining the junior circuit. At the end of this season, she became junior world champion. Thereafter, the sportswoman chained the titles and the world awards.