MICHELIN sponsored TENNIS player wins U.S. Open junior title

Canadian teen Felix Auger-Aliassime won the U.S Open Junior boys title earlier this year after defeating fifth-seeded Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia in just 58 minutes.

The 16-year-old rising star from Montreal is ranked ninth among juniors and is just one of the tennis players sponsored by Michelin.

He wears Babolat Jet All Court shoes with a Michelin sole.

For the last eight years, the Michelin Technology Centre has been developing rubber compounds and designing sculptures for high performance tennis shoes which are tailored to the needs of players on different court playing surfaces. Michelin’s technical contribution delivers outstanding performance to the player in areas such as grip, sliding control, flexibility, durability and resistance to abrasion

For more details about the Babolat product range visit: www.babolat.com