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Going International: McKennon Eyes French Open

TEMPE—On Oct. 4, after a year full of uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, men's tennis blue-chip freshman Max McKennon is slated to compete in the French Open Junior Championship in Paris, France, the final Grand Slam of 2020 and coincidentally the final tournament of the young Sun Devil's junior career. McKennon, the 61st-ranked junior in the world, will begin the tournament in position 52-of-56 and is one of just four Americans in the main draw–and the only one attending college. The experience of playing in one of the world's most renowned Grand Slams is something the young Sun Devil has been gearing up for his entire life, and being practically alone in a foreign country isn't a hindrance at all.