1 8 ▁Dou bles ▁that ▁year , ▁Franco ▁and ▁Gar zon ▁lost ▁to ▁Canad ians ▁Pedro ▁Castro ▁and ▁Jam ie ▁S lam ko ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Franco ▁played ▁Boys ▁U 1 8 ▁Singles , ▁and ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁Round ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁to ▁Mexican ▁Ja ime ▁Mart ell . ▁In ▁Boys ▁U 1 8 ▁Dou bles , ▁Franco ▁and ▁Gar zon ▁lost ▁to ▁Boliv ians ▁Carlos ▁K eller ▁and ▁Jorge ▁Luis ▁Michel ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁final ▁year ▁of ▁juni ors ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Franco ▁was ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ist ▁Boys ▁U 1 8 ▁Singles , ▁as ▁he ▁defeated ▁Canadian ▁Samuel ▁Murray ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁USA ’ s ▁Jose ▁Dia z ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s . ▁He ▁didn ’ t ▁play ▁doubles ▁that ▁year . ▁That ▁was ▁his ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁pod ium ▁result ▁in ▁singles ▁at ▁World ▁Juni ors . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁- ▁Early ▁career ▁leads ▁to ▁World ▁Championship ▁▁ ▁Franco ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Open ▁as ▁a ▁te en ager ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁te en ▁when ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁International ▁R ac quet ball ▁Tour ▁in ▁earnest ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 ▁season , ▁when ▁he ▁played ▁seven ▁events .