Lucas Feron bends his head when you ask him about the street attack that left him unconscious. He is a young Frenchman.
“Talking about it would be painful, so I won’t. I would rather not do so and move on,” he said to Sport.
The line judge wants to discuss the future as well as the present, having officiated a French Open match on Court Philippe Chatrier as the first wheelchair user.
When he called the lines during Saturday’s women’s third-round match between second seed Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa, Feron, 28, made a welcome return to Roland Garros’ center court.
He returned later that day, staying up late into Sunday morning to see Novak Djokovic play Lorenzo Musetti in the late-night match.
He officiated the mixed doubles final on Thursday.
“I wish to serve as an example for everyone.” “I want to move past my disability,” declared Feron, who will also be working on the Paralympics in Paris in 2024 later this year.
“We line judges have to perform on the court every day. We must perform our duties if we hope to compete on the show court.
