The 2025 edition of Les Petits As Le Mondial Wilson will be remembered as a breakthrough moment for African junior tennis. Tunisia’s Leith Bennaceur and Egypt’s Mohamed Genidy, both qualified from the inaugural Les Les Petits As Africa Playoffs held in Casablanca, Morocco, went on to win the boys’ doubles title in Tarbes, France, making history for their countries and for the continent.

This success story began months earlier, when the Confederation of African Tennis, in collaboration with the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Tennis and Top Five Management, hosted Africa’s first-ever qualifying tournament for Les Petits As, held from 28 October to 1 November 2024 at the Moundir Tennis Academy, to compete for two places in the main draw of the prestigious French tournament.

At that event, Mohamed Genidy defeated Leith Bennaceur in the boys' final (6–2, 6–1), with both earning qualification for Les Petits As 2025.

In Tarbes, the African duo conquered the doubles competition. Their journey culminated in a dramatic final against the French pair Samuel Dakessian and Mario Vukovic. After winning the opening set 6–3, Bennaceur and Genidy lost the second set in a tiebreak 6–7(7), and sealed victory with a dominant 10–5 match tiebreak.

Along the way, they navigated past several strong pairs, including a straight-sets semifinal victory against Nikita Berdin and Stefan Shangichev (6–3, 6–3), a tight quarterfinal win over Mohan Vedant (IND) and Yurii Stoliarov (UKR) (6–3, 5–7, 10–4), a tough second round against the Japanese pair Yamanaka Reita and Hotelier Lyoma (7–5, 7–6(3)), and a victory in the first round against the Australian pair Palombo Novak and Chan Aidan (6–4, 6–1).

In the singles competition, Genidy reached the third round after two victories, while Bennaceur lost in the second round after one victory. However, Noor El Malt from Egypt and Saba Sahbani from Tunisia couldn’t manage a win in the first round of the girls’ main draw singles and doubles.

Congratulations to our representatives for an excellent tournament in Tarbes.