Article by Roxana Fleşeru – published Monday, June 2, 2025, 16:46 / Updated Monday, June 2, 2025 16:58
Yannick Theodor Alexandrescou (17 years old) qualified in the finals at Roland Garros on the junior painting. Ștefan Haita (17 years) passed in the first round of the third favorite.
Yannick Theodor Alexandrescou, Favorit 7, was the first qualified player in the finals on the junior grid. The Romanian adolescent passed in the second round of Finnish Linus Lagerbohm (17 years) with 6-2, 7-6 (3). EHe will fight for a place in the quarterfinals with the winner of the match Thilo Behrmann (Austria)- Jack Satterfield (USA). In the first round, he defeated Oliver Bonding (UK) with 6-4, 6-3.
On the male painting is also Ștefan Haita (17 years), who is also in the second round, where he is about to meet Noah Johnston (USA). The Romanian produced the surprise in the first round, eliminating the Finnish Oskari Paldanius, the third favorite, with 6-7 (9), 6-3, 6-3.
Since 2019, Romania has not had a representative in the eighth of Roland Garros in the junior, then Filip Jianu stopped in the quarterfinals defeated by Holger Rune.
Three juniors from Romania triumphed on the Paris slag
On the picture of the juniors, Romania had three representatives: Giulia Safina Popa (15 years), Maia Ilinca Burcescu (15 years) and Diana-Ioana Simionescu (17 years), only the first two passed by the first obstacle and is going to play for a place in optimum final. POpa passed Kali Supova from Slovakia 7-6 (1), 6-2, and Burcescu de Mayyngar from the US 6-1, 6-2.
In the history of the tournament, a few juniors from Romania managed to triumph at Roland Garros at Simple. Andrei Pavel in 1992 at the Men and Mariana Simionescu in 1974 and Simona Halep in 2008.
