He had experienced “his greatest emotion” of his career so far in the semi-finals to reach his first Grand Slam final of his doubles career, and hoped in the event of a coronation to experience an even stronger one. But the final of the Australian Open was stolen in front of the Evianais Hugo Nys (31 years old). The Haut-Savoyard, who specializes in doubles, lost in the final of the Australian Open associated with the Polish Jan Zielinki this Saturday January 28 on the courts of Melbourne 6-4 7-6 (4) once morest the surprising Australian pair Jason Kubler -Rinky Hijikata, respectively ranked 163rd and 277th in the world in doubles! Scheduled in “night session”, in front of a Rod Laver Arena in fusion to encourage his “Aussies”, 16th Australian pair to win at the Australian Open, the Chablaisien, who has been playing today under the Monegasque flag since 2019 and has been a member of the Stade Toulousain Tennis Club since 2021 – with whom he was French team champion -, will therefore wait to win his first Grand Slam title.
The Chablaisien will change dimension
But his new pair formed with the Polish Zielinski for a little less than a year has proven that it works well, following their title won in particular Metz (ATP 250 in the fall of 2022). Nys who was, before this tournament, ranked 40th player in the world in doubles, should also make a leap in the hierarchy (13th if he won, 22nd in the event of a loss), and change dimension (obtaining his visa for all the Masters 1000 especially in doubles). While pocketing a handsome reward (397,000 Australian dollars promised to the finalist team, or approximately 242,000 euros) for his incredible career in Melbourne. Where the Nys-Sielinski doublet will have dismissed several French players on the road to his coronation, including the duo made up of the ghost Jérémy Chardy associated with Fabrice Martin in three sets in the semi-final (6-3, 5-7, 6-2).
Son of a former French No. 6 Jean-Christophe Nys, Hugo Nys reached his best singles ranking in the summer of 2019 (327th). But the Haut-Savoyard has the glory of having one day beaten the ex-world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in 2016 (6-3) during a future tournament at Veigy Foncenex (74). he was right to convert to a double. Even if he did not reach his Grail on his first attempt in the final.
