Overview
- Lebrun defeated Slovenia’s Darko Jorgic 4–2 (8-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-5, 6-11, 11-4) to advance at the WTT Champions event in his hometown.
- With the victory, he is the only French player left in the draw after earlier exits by compatriots, including his brother Félix.
- Simon Gauzy fell in the quarterfinals to Japan’s 18-year-old world No.15 Sora Matsushima, 4–1 (13-11, 4-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-7).
- Lebrun’s run followed a dramatic comeback in the round of 16 where he overturned a two-set deficit against world No.4 Tomokazu Harimoto, saving four match points.
- Next up for Lebrun is Sweden’s Truls Moregardh, the world No.5 and Paris Olympic silver medalist, with a place in the final at stake.