McDonald triumphs: German tennis celebrates junior sensation in Paris!

McDonald was born in Cardiff and grew up in Schwerin. He currently plays for Oldenburg in the 2nd Bundesliga and trains in Stockholm. His victory in Paris is the greatest success of his career so far, and he sees this as the first step on the way to standing on the big stage of profit tennis at some point. McDonald and Schönhaus hugged in an emotional gesture after the match and celebrated their success together - despite the rivalry on the pitch.

a positive signal for the German tennis youngsters

The successes of McDonald and Schönhaus are of great importance for the German Tennis Bund (DTB), which has recently been criticized because of the low successes. "We have a strong quartet of 17-year-olds with McDonald, Schönhaus, Justin Engel and Diego Dedura, which gives hope for the future of German tennis," said Philipp Petzschner, national coach for young people. He emphasizes the need for hard work and consistency to bring more players into the main fields of Grand-Slam tournaments.

parallel to the men's junior finals took place the men's final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. While McDonald and Schönhaus gave the headliner in the junior area, Alexander Zverev, who is currently the only German world-class player and is still waiting for his first Grand Slam title, is the focus of the public. This year Zverev left Novak Djokovic in the quarter -finals.

a ray of hope in German tennis history

The successes of McDonald are a glimmer of hope for the young German tennis and are in a long tradition of German tennis. From the beginning of sport in Germany around 1880 and the establishment of the German Tennis Federation in 1902 to the glorious times of players such as Steffi Graf and Boris Becker, the history of the German tennis is rich. These successes and the current victories show that even in today's German tennis young people has potential to produce future stars - a way that is inseparable from hard work and passion.

In addition to McDonald and Schönhaus, there were also successes in the women's area. Eva Bennemann and Sonja Zhenikhova won the title in the double of the juniors at the French Open and thus set another sign of the strength of German tennis. So the future of German tennis seems to get a positive swing after a long -standing section.