A week after turning 16, Moise Kouame is chasing his first professional title at the homeM25 Creteil Futures. Moise reached his first professional final a week and he is off to a winning start at this week's event. A teenager facedLoicNamigandet Tenguere in the first round.
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The younger player earned a dominant 6-2, 6-1 victory in 57 minutes, sailing into the second round! Kouame served well, denying two break points in his only troubled service games and keeping the pressure on the other side. The 16-year-old created four break points.
He seized them to control the scoreboard and wrap up an impressive win with a double break in each set.Moise will face a stern test in the second round, battling against the top-300 player, Marat Sharipov.
The 16-year-old kicked off the duel with two fine holds on an indoor court. Kouame stepped in at 2-1 and brokeNamigandet Tenguere after the rival's loose forehand. A teenagercemented the break in style, holding at love and moving 4-1 up with a service winner.
Loic held at love in the sixth game, and Moise mirrored that in the next one for a 5-2 lead. The young gun made another push on the return in game eight and produced his second break after the rival's forehand error for 6-2 and a boost.
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NamigandetTenguere played another loose service game at 0-1 in the second set. He sprayed a backhand error on a game point and experienced the second consecutive break after Kouame's deep return near the baseline.
Moise faced those two break points in the third game after the rival's lob winner. A teenager denied the first with a powerful serve and welcomed the rival's wild forehand on the second before holding for 3-0 with a booming serve.
Kouame drew the opponent's mistake in the fifth game, holding for 4-1 and moving closer to the finish line. Loic squandered two game points in game six. The 16-year-old created a break chance and landed a deep return that caused the rival's mistake and sent him further in front.
Moise served for the win at 5-1 and sealed the deal in style with a powerful serve, notching his seventh Futures victory within three weeks.
