News The Longines Future Tennis Aces Roland Garros 2012 tournament really came up to expectations. Through this tournament, Longines – the official partner of Roland Garros – aims to look for tomorrow’s tennis champions and to promote sport as well as respect, fair play and tolerance, which are essential for the enjoyment of sport. Over two days, the 16 players, all under the age of 13 and from all corners of the world, did their best to qualify for the final. The tournament was won by the Australian Destanee Aiava, who beat Japanese Haruna Arakawa.
After an exciting final, the two finalists played in an exhibition match that brought together three generations of players, including Stefanie Graf and Sabine Lisicki. Mansour Bahrami, who also joined in, entertained the spectators with his legendary antics. At the end of the exhibition match, the winner, Destanee Aiava, was presented with a trophy by Jean Gachassin, the President of the French Tennis Federation. The two finalists also received an annual bursary of 2,000 dollars to pay their tennis equipment until their 16th birthday.
July 03, 2012
