The young tennis player from Antwerp has reached the top of the world hierarchy, taking over from Gilles-Arnaud Bailly from Liège, who was also world number 1 at the end of 2022.
The Belgian beat Englishman Mark Selby in the World Cup final. No player from the European continent had so far achieved such a performance at the highest level of a snooker tournament.
Belgians are passionate about padel. That much is clear after more than 50,000 visitors came for sports and entertainment at the Circus Brussels Padel Open.