From Lyon to Brazil via Guadeloupe, you had to have your eyes everywhere to follow the sports news on November 7 and 8. Tom Laperche left his mark on the Route du Rhum, while in tennis, the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz won his 9th Masters 1000 title and in Formula 1, Isack Hadjar returned to the podium. Franceinfo: sport summarizes what you need to remember from the weekend.
Route du Rhum: Tom Laperche made “his dream” come true
A year after his success in the Transat Café L'Or alongside Franck Cammas, Tom Laperche continues his rise to the heights of sailing. During the night from Saturday to Sunday, the former protégé of François Gabart became, at 29 years old, the youngest winner in a multihull in the history of the solo transatlantic race after his victory and his record - six days, 13 hours and 27 minutes of racing - on the Route du Rhum.
Aboard SVR Lazartigue, the youngest in the Ultim class dominated his main competitors Thomas Coville (Sodebo, 2nd) and Louis Burton (Armand Thiery, 3rd) head and shoulders. “The Route du Rhum, I have dreamed of it since I was little (...) I found on this trimaran everything I hoped for: the speed, the sensations and this feeling that everything is going smoothly,” he analyzed after his arrival in Pointe-à-Pitre.
Tennis Masters 1000: Carlos Alcaraz king of Paris
A first! Never before has the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz won at the Masters 1000 in Paris. It is now done. The world number 2 won the trophy by beating the American Ben Shelton (4th player in the world) on Sunday after a close encounter (7-6, 7-5). "I never gave up, despite painful defeats. With my team, we always said 'try again'", he rejoiced after his victory. This is his fifth title this season, his 29th career on the main circuit.
Note the very good performance of Frenchman Luca van Assche, defeated in the semi-finals by Ben Shelton but who caused a sensation. The 22-year-old young man, who had never gone further than the 2nd round in Masters 1000, achieved his best career ATP ranking this Monday (34th).
Rugby: the Blues play against Fiji but lose Romain Ntamack
A third consecutive victory in the Nations Championship, in style. Despite several absentees, the XV of France maintained the rhythm, Saturday evening at Groupama Stadium, in Lyon against Fiji (54-17). Four tries in the space of twenty-one minutes allowed the Blues to escape the score in the first half. Antoine Dupont, elected man of the match, scored the eighth and final try of the match in the second half.
But Fabien Galthié and his men lost Romain Ntamack, victim of a "fairly serious injury" in the words of the coach, probably in the left shoulder. Bad news when we meet the double South African world champions in six days (Friday, 9:10 p.m.) for the 5th day of the competition.
Ligue 1: PSG continues, OM pushes Lens
The double European champions have found their cruising speed. After a timid start to the season, PSG scored its 11th success in a row in all competitions on Saturday evening against Troyes. At the Parc des Princes, Luis Enrique's players did what was essential to keep the lead in Ligue 1 by winning 1-0 thanks to a headed goal scored by Illia Zabarnyi in the 39th minute.
During the closing match between Lens and Marseille, OM won their fifth match in a row in Ligue 1. With a victory acquired with a gag goal at the very start of the match (Gouiri, 2nd) and a second at the end of the match (Abdallah, 82nd), the Marseillais beat the Lensois (2-1), who had managed to equalize thanks to Florian Thauvin (20th). After their rout against Como in the Champions League on Wednesday (9-1 defeat), the Sang et Or failed to revive. When OM take advantage of the setback of OL, beaten by Brest (0-2) for their first without Paulo Fonseca.
F1: Lando Norris stronger than the rain in Brazil, Hadjar 3rd
Spins, drifts, a few track exits but no chaotic Grand Prix as the weather forecasts might have led to fear. On a partly dry track, it was the poleman of the day Lando Norris who performed well at the end of the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday. Starting in the lead, then overtaken by the Italian Kimi Antonelli thanks to an excellent start, then the leader again, the Briton remained calm when the rain appeared 12 laps from the finish. The showers forced the drivers to return to the pits but did not disrupt the hierarchy.
