Tuesdays with Junior | Monthly Recap | July 2026
July is Junior settling into a version of home he hasn’t lived in for a year, and it looks different than the France chapter did.
Training shifted into real game situation work on July 7, less about drills and more about the decisions that actually win matches. The following week, July 14, was as much about life off the court as on it: forehand and serve reps, home cooked meals, reconnecting with the people who knew him before any of this started. By July 21, he was gearing up for a tournament back home in Rwanda, spending the week rebuilding chemistry with friends ahead of it.
“It’s a great week here, hanging out with my friends, trying to reconnect and build strong chemistry before the tournament next week. We’re trying to spend more time together and have fun with different activities, getting ready for the tournament next week. We’re ready to give our best and bring a good performance at home.”
Junior Hakizumwami, Love All Scholar, Episode 29, July 21 2026
This is what the TRCF internship actually looks like day to day: not a ceremonial homecoming, but a real return to training, competing, and being part of a community, at 3,000 kids and 16 sites strong, that shaped him long before he ever left for it.
That tournament turned out to be Davis Cup. Team Rwanda competed against eleven other national teams and finished fifth of twelve. “Out of 12 teams, we got the fifth place, which is not the best result that we are expecting,” Junior said. “We wanted the first one.” He didn’t dress the result up, and he didn’t dismiss it either: “It’s a great experience and we learnt a lot.” That’s the same honesty that’s carried the whole year: compete hard, tell the truth about the result, call the experience valuable anyway.
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