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    French Open: Kouame, 17, takes down Cilic on major debut, becomes youngest match winner since 1991
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    17-Year-Old Moise Kouame Stuns Marin Cilic on French Open Debut at Roland Garros

    By IANS News May 27, 2026 • 09:14 AM View: 366

    French tennis experienced one of its greatest days at the home Grand Slam when 17-year-old Moise Kouame produced an incredible upset over former US Open champion Marin Cilic on his Grand Slam debut to win 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-1 in the first round of the French Open at Stade Roland Garros on Tuesday. With this win, Kouame became the first man born in 2008 or later to win a Grand Slam match.

    With the home crowd firmly behind him in Court Simonne-Mathieu, the wildcard, who is nearly half the age of Cilic, delivered a maturity far beyond his years to outplay Cilic, who had already reached a top-20 ranking by the time Kouame was born. Kouame’s victory saw him become the youngest Frenchman to win at Roland Garros since 1991, and he will next face Adolfo Daniel Vallejo after Britain's Cameron Norrie pulled out of his first-round encounter.

    TAGS Moise Kouame French Open ATP Tour Grand Slam US Open Marin Cilic Stade Roland Garros Court Simonne Roland Garros Adolfo Daniel Vallejo Cameron Norrie World No Infosys Stats Dinu Pescariu Bernard Tomic Australian Open ITF World
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