It all begins with a dream.
Born in New York City on March 31, 2009. I’m now 14 years old and live in Miami. I’m a 8th grade home-schooled student. I’m American, my father is French, and my mother is Italian. So I can play for these 3 nations!
I’ve been into sports my whole life, but tennis is my passion and dream :). I started when I was 4, but was also doing high performance gymnastics 2 hours/day at my school (Mandelstam) from 1st to 5th grade, along with competitive swimming 3x/week from 1st to 4th grade for the Canes (University of Miami) and Miami Swimming (Ransom Everglades).
I’m very self-disciplined, I’m highly committed, have good grades, eat very healthy, sleep early, and do over 20 hours of training per week, plus the competitions. The thing is, I want more, I know I can do more. I am ready to push my limits even further as I know that I can work my way onto a podium. When Nick Bolettierri came to supervise my group at the Biltmore, he said that we should always follow our dreams. Becoming a pro athlete is my dream.
I’m an extremely hard worker, highly motivated, eager to learn every single second of my day (yes, I do play or watch tennis all the time, even while taking my shower!). My level of dedication and absolute belief that I’ll become a world-class player is what will set me apart. Of course, I’m also very athletic, smart on the court, and have a very clean technic.
Off the court, I love to cook! I’m also a creative person and have designed my own sports clothing brand “Beloot Clothing”. I have also set a GoFundme campaign raising over $31,000 to help my former coach after he suffered a stroke on the court.
I love sports, I love tennis. Tennis is my oxygen. I love the fun, but also to compete. Ever since I met with Venus Williams when I was 5 it really made me want to become a champion like her. I then was lucky to meet French Open winner Francesca Schiavone at my high performance tennis academy. Her speech gave me butterflies in my tummy. Her story really inspired me and made me want to become a champion even more! Last but not least, I just met US Open champion Bianca Andreescu who gave me a lot of great tips and made me believe in my dreams even more!
In 2021 , I started to compete in major National (USTA L1, L2...) and International competitions (Jr. Orange Bowl and IMG's Eddie Herr). All these tournaments have taught me so much about myself, such as my strengths and weaknesses, and how hard I should push myself physically and mentally to progress. I'm learning how to deal with losing and how losing is the necessary path to winning. My father always tells me that as long as I give my best, have fun, and learn from it, the outcome doesn't really matter if my goal is to become a champion.
Also, I was lucky enough to be selected in my first TEAM USA camp in May 2022, and sure hope I'll be invited to more! Last but not least, I have started to compete on the Jr. ITF World Tennis Tour which I really love!