If there is one evening that should not be missed last weekend, it was the gala organized by Patrick Mouratoglou near Sophia-Antipolis. This is where the 52-year-old French coach set up his academy created to discover young tennis talents and it is an understatement to say that he has results. With champions of the caliber of Stefanos Tsitsipas, Cori Gauff or even Holger Rune, the results are prodigious for the man who trained Serena Williams for a long time and with whom he even had a little love affair.
For this gala, Patrick Mouratoglou had done things on a grand scale by inviting many celebrities, starting with tennis stars, like Mary Pierce. The former Franco-American star had opted for a beautiful long dress and black heels. We saw her very complicit on the red carpet with one of the most popular comedians in France, Gad Elmaleh. Charlotte Casiraghi’s ex had chosen a casual look with a blue jacket over a white t-shirt.
Adil Rami and Lena alongside two former Miss France
Among the celebrities who made the trip to the South of France, we were able to see the former Miss France Sylvie Tellierwho had fun on the dance floor with the star DJ Bob Sinclar. Accustomed to social evenings, the footballer and world champion Adil Rummy was in the game and it was a date as a couple since Lena Guillou, in a sublime black dress, posed by her side in front of the cameras. The new MMA star Francis Ngannou had chosen a beautiful gray tuxedo while the former Miss France 2017, Alicia Aylies was in a black dress (photos can be found in the slideshow).
A very beautiful gala which will have made it possible to collect nearly €500,000 which will go to the Champ’seed foundation, which aims to help young tennis players in the making, but who do not have the financial means to pursue their careers at the highest level.