Félix Lebrun advances to the European Table Tennis Championships second round, while Thibault Poret exits early. Other French players also progress.
Félix Lebrun advances to second round
Félix Lebrun reached the second round of the men's singles at the European Table Tennis Championships, defeating Polish player Maciej Kubik in his debut at the competition. This follows his loss to Hugo Calderano in the quarterfinals of the China Smash last year.Other French players progress
Flavien Coton, ranked world No. 23, advanced to the second round after a close match against Connor Green, ranked 112th. Coton lost the first set but recovered to win two sets before ultimately losing the fourth. Simon Gauzy also advanced, beating Italian John Oyebode.Leo de Nodrest reaches second round
Leo de Nodrest secured a spot in the next round after defeating Belgian Adrien Rassenfosse in a five-set match. His second-round opponent will be the player who defeated Thibault Poret in singles.Thibault Poret exits early
Thibault Poret did not advance beyond the first round in singles, losing to Slovakian Yang Wang in five sets. Earlier in the day, Poret also lost in mixed doubles with Prithika Pavade.Alexis Lebrun moves on easily
Alexis Lebrun, ranked world No. 8, had a straightforward victory against Portuguese Tiago Apolonia. He will face Vladislav Ursu in the second round of the European Table Tennis Championships.
