The orange boy, or woman, position is a long-standing Australian custom, the place teenage prospects get to practise with, and study from, the crew throughout a Davis Cup, or Billie Jean King Cup, tie.
Camus contested all 4 junior grand slams final 12 months, together with reaching the French Open boys’ doubles semi-finals with Czech accomplice Jan Hrazdil.
Camus’ favorite gamers are Frenchmen Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gael Monfils and Lucas Pouille, however his taking part in type is just like world No. 12 de Minaur. He informed TA’s web site after his Davis Cup expertise that he discovered “how a lot it means to play for Australia”.
Camus’ taking part in type is likened to Australian star Alex de Minaur.Credit score: Paul Kane
“Being round Lleyton and people boys was actually inspiring and makes me wish to get to that stage,” Camus stated on the time. “I wish to be there at some point and get my Davis Cup quantity.”
He was beforehand coached by Wayne Arthurs, who was a part of Australia’s triumphant 2003 Davis Cup squad and made the fourth spherical at three completely different grand slams.
Camus turns into the most recent participant to affix France’s taking part in ranks prior to now 12 months, following world
No. 42 Varvara Gracheva (Russia) and 14-year-old budding stars Ksenia Efremova (Russia) and Daniel Jade (Lebanon).
It isn’t the primary time an Australian tennis participant has modified nationalities.
Brydan Klein switched to Nice Britain in 2013, and Akira Santillan to Japan in 2015 earlier than returning to play underneath the Australian flag two years later. Former world No. 4 Jo Konta was born in Sydney however moved to England as a 14-year-old and represented Nice Britain as soon as she obtained citizenship.
Ajla Tomljanovic switched allegiances from Croatia to Australia.Credit score: Getty Pictures
Tennis Australia has recruited quite a lot of feminine gamers, together with Ajla Tomljanovic (Croatia), Daria Saville (Russia), the Rodionova sisters, Anastasia and Arina (Russia) and most just lately former top-30 junior Melisa Ercan (Turkey).
Ercan, 18, final 12 months received a global junior occasion in Traralgon, beating eventual Australian Open junior finalists Alina Korneeva and Mirra Andreeva within the semi-finals and last, respectively.
There are excessive hopes inside TA that Ercan can comply with Tomljanovic and Saville and turn into a top-100 star. Tomljanovic, Saville and Arina Rodionova have all been Australia’s top-ranked girl at completely different occasions.
Jelena Dokic additionally performed as a Yugoslavian for a number of years mid-career earlier than once more representing Australia, whereas Naiktha Bains switched to Nice Britain in 2019 however has not come again.