Paris, May 26 -- Just a day after Gael Monfils exited in the first round of the French Open, France's young athlete Moise Kouame shocked the former world number three Marin Cilic to become the youngest player to win a main draw match at the competition since 2001.

Kouame, 17, scripted history, beating the 2022 French Open semifinalist 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-1, and the 318-ranked announced his arrival to the grandest stage in style. He is also the first man born in 2008 or later to contest a main-draw Grand Slam match, as per ATP's official website.

During the course of the match, he converted four of seven break points earned against 37-year-old Cilic.

He was icy cool in his composure under the baking sun at the court, becoming the youngest ma...