Francesca Curmi is February’s Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month
Eighteen-year old Francesca Curmi has been declared the winner of the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month for the month of February. This was mainly due to her stellar performance during the ITF Tournament held in Monastir, Tunisia, when against all odds and facing better seeded opponents, she achieved six straight victories to reach the final played on Sunday 28th February. Francesca became the first ever Maltese tennis player to reach a Final of a 'Futures' event. Unfortunately she was beaten by her Polish opponent in the final. Francesca has been playing tennis since she was seven and since then she participated in international tennis tournaments across the globe making quite a name for herself on the world junior circuit having taken part in all the junior grand slams – Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open. With more international matches on her calendar this year, Francesca Curmi will not be returning to Malta for some weeks. Therefore the official presentation of the Atlas Youth of the Month trophy and the [...]