The last two French players in the running on the London lawn bowed on Monday. No tricolor will compete in the quarter of the tournament in simple.
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No French player will compete in the quarter -finals of the Wimbledon tennis tournament in Simple. Alizé Cornet and Harmony Tan were eliminated in the round of 16, Monday July 4 in the early evening, the day after their compatriot Caroline Garcia, swept by Marie Bouzkova (7-5, 6-2). The last hopes to see a tricolor win the London Grand Chelem for the first time from Marion Bartoli, titled in 2013, flew in just a few minutes.
His participations in parallel with double ladies and mixed double tournaments, which occupied him for more than two hours on Sunday, undoubtedly made him draw from his resources. The results are still positive for the quarter-finalist of the last Australian open in January 2022, which had not exceeded the third round in Wimbledon since 2014. Alizé Cornet leaves, in fact, London with a success of Prestige against the world number 1 IGA Swiatek (6-4, 6-2), beaten, Saturday July 2, while the Polish remained on a series of 37 games without defeat.
“I do not ask myself more questions than that, rejoiced Alizé Cornet at the microphone of BeIN Sports, Sunday July 3. I am here to play, have fun, put intensity and have fun. I Think that keeping things mentally simple is the key to everything. I finally get there at 32, as it is never too late (smile). I’m happy to do my best season in a big slam this year. “
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Tan overlated by Anisimova
Entering the short almost an hour after Cornet, Harmony Tan could not hope to join the quarter -finals for a long time. Dominated from the start of the game by the American Amanda Anisimova, much more powerful in the exchange (25 winning shots), the 115
This round of 16 remains the best performance of Tan’s young career, which had never exceeded the second round of a Grand Slam tournament. “Being a big home in the second week was one of the objectives of the year,” said in L’Equipe , Monday, July 4, her co -between, Nathalie Tauziat. “Finish in the 100 too, but I think it has its place in the 50 [world world].” A major challenge for the coming months, and which will pass in particular through the US Open (from August 29 to 11 September), last Grand Chelem tournament of the season.