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Kouame continues to knock down walls and becomes the first tennis player of 2009 to reach the semifinals of a Challenger

Andrés Tomás Rico - 20 Feb 2026
Kouame continues to knock down walls and becomes the first tennis player of 2009 to reach the semifinals of a Challenger. Photo: Getty Images

The good performance continues for Moise Koaume. The 16-year-old Frenchman, who made himself known at the ATP Montpellier, keeps breaking early records. This time it was at the Lille Challenger, where, after defeating  Nishesh Basavareddy, ranked 185th in the ATP ranking, he becomes the first tennis player born in 2009 to reach the semifinals of an ATP Challenger. Additionally, this result ensures his entry into the Top 400 starting next Monday.

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Kouame sigue tirando muros y se convierte en el primer tenista del 2009 en llegar a las semifinales de un Challenger