Daniel Jade, at Roland Garros. Photo: rolandgarros
Daniel Jade received a crowd's adulation in the preliminary stage of Roland Garros 2026 by defeating Evans and becoming the first player born in 2009 capable of winning a Grand Slam match. This 17-year-old Frenchman has been grabbing the French tennis media's attention for a while now and positioning himself as a great future promise. Having already won a Grand Slam match is no trivial matter, as not even any player born in 2008 has achieved it yet.
Daniel JADE is the first male player born in 2009 to win a Grand Slam qualifying match. pic.twitter.com/CPmpZZ0iSB
— Luca Brancher (@LucaBeck) May 18, 2026
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