Historic Triumphs on the Tennis Court and Podium Sweeps
Henry Bernet won the Australian Open Boys Title, and On track athletes successfully continued their indoor seasons
ZURICH, Switzerland, January 27, 2025 - On athletes were on a roll this weekend, securing major wins and personal bests. Highlights include Henry Bernet's Australian Open junior title and On Athletics Club Europe's impressive showing at the Indoor Meet in Malaga.
Henry Bernet Wins Australian Open Boys' Title
Henry Bernet, recently announced as the newest member of the On Tennis team, gave himself the best 18th birthday present one could imagine: winning the Australian Open Boys Junior tournament.
The eighth seed, Bernet became the first Swiss player to win the Australian Open junior singles title, defeating American Benjamin Willwerth 6:3, 6:4. In the run-up to the final, Bernet overcame the number one seed Jan Kumstat, seventh seed Oskari Paldanius and a broken rib to claim the title. Bernet now belongs to an exclusive club of Swiss tennis players to have won a junior Grand Slam title, including Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Belinda Bencic and Martina Hingis.
With his victory in Melbourne, Bernet climbs to 2nd in the world rankings, his highest ranking to date. Bernet's victory marks the second-ever junior grand slam title an On tennis player won, following Joao Fonseca's triumph at the US Open in 2023.
On Athletics Club Europe Dominate Malaga Indoor Meeting
At the Malaga Indoor Meeting, On Athletics Club Europe members were out in full force as the indoor season continued. In the 3000m short track, it was a podium sweep by the OAC Team, with Cari Hughes (GBR) securing first place in 8:50.40, Marta Garcia (ESP) second in 8:51.63, and newest OAC member Nathalie Blomqvist claiming bronze in 8:51.95.
In the 2000m short track, Garcia took silver in 5:48.08, followed by Blomqvist in third in 5:50.60, while Hughes fell short of the podium, finishing in fourth place in 5:54.05. Noah Baltus (NED), also from the OAC Europe team, competed in the 1500m short track distance, claiming the silver medal in a time of 3:41.70.
Agathe Guillemot continued to show off her excellent form, running a 2:01.68 for the indoor 800m, securing a new PB and second place at the Meeting Elite Indoor de Nantes in France. Didatji Kambundji kicked off her season at the Hallen Meeting Magglingen, running a 7.94 in the 60m hurdle event, taking a
Huge PB for Valentin Gondouin
At the half marathon in Sevilla, Spain, Valentin Gondouin didn’t let the rain stop him from running a fantastic race. With an average speed of 2.51/km, Gondouin crossed the finish line in third place after 1:00.17, shaving 42 seconds off his previous PB. With this performance, Goondouin moved to sixth on the French all-time half-marathon record list.
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