Thanks to the abandonment of her American opponent Madison Key, the French Alizé Cornet won her ticket for the round of 16 of the US Open. A first in his career.
Alizé Cornet, 56th in the world, qualified on Saturday for the round of 16 of the US Open, which she reached for the first time, benefiting from the abandonment of her opponent Madison Keys (14th). The American, who had been manipulated on the court several times, gave up on injury while the French led 7-6 (7/4), 3-2. “I noticed at the start of the second set that she started to hurt and she’s not the type to give up so I’m sorry for her,” Cornet commented. “I could see that she could not serve normally, but for the rest she was playing as usual. So I said to myself ‘above all, don’t let yourself be distracted’,” added the Frenchwoman.
Towards a first quarter in a Grand Slam?
“The most important thing is that I held my serve well and that I was solid. I’m sad about what happened, but I’m happy to be for the first time in the 8th,” he said. – she concluded. In the next round, the Niçoise will face the Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova who will celebrate her 33 years on September 13, the day of the men’s final, and who had put her tennis career on hold since 2017. Cornet is the last French competitor at Flushing Meadows after the earlier defeat of Corentin Moutet (77th) in the men’s table. From now on, Cornet will have reached the round of 16 of the four Grand Slam tournaments. But she has never made it to quarterfinals yet in any.
