Cebuana Lhuillier Sports Ambassador Francis Casey Alcantara is off to a hot start in 2024 with one final and one semi-final finish which he both achieved in tournaments held in Nonthaburi, Thailand. He has now achieved his career-best world doubles ranking of 176.
There’s no other man who is prouder and more elated than Unified Tennis Philippines (UTP) President and long-time Alcantara sponsor Jean Henri Lhuillier. “I am so happy to witness Nino’s steady-rise in the world rankings. I know how hard he has been training and campaigning for several years now. It was too just too bad that his momentum before was halted by the pandemic, but now that he is able to compete fully, we can expect him to continue rising and hopefully be in the top 100 by end of the year,” said Lhuillier.
Alcantara is actually just continuing where he left off last year after winning his last tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last year. He is aiming for an even higher ranking as he competes in 4 more tough tournaments in India.
“I just want to continue improving my game and hopefully what follows is more improvement in the world rankings. I would like take the opportunity also to all my supporters especially Jean Henri Lhuillier and Cebuana Lhuillier for always being there for me,” said Alcantara.
Alcantara is a former Australian Open Doubles juniors champion and a SEA Games gold medalist together with Ruben Gonzales.
