Winner by retirement of Madison Keys (7-6 [4], 3-2), Alizé Cornet offered this Sunday the first round of 16 of his career at the US Open.
He had to wait until he turned 30 to finally play a second week in New York. This Sunday, Alizé Cornet managed to reach the round of 16 of the US Open. A great first for the Habs. And even if she benefited from the abandonment of her American opponent, Madison Keys, Cornet did not steal her place for the next round, she who did not concede her throw-in in this meeting, despite many balls of opposing station wagons. Keys had even obtained a ball in the first set at 5-4, but the Frenchwoman had held up to the shock and then won in the tie-break (7 points to 4).
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Embarrassed in the neck and neck, Madison Keys called on the physiotherapist at the start of the second set. Rejuvenated for a few minutes, the American finally threw in the towel, clearly having trouble serving. For Alizé Cornet, the road therefore continues at the US Open, with a first eighth career in New York. It was the only Grand Slam tournament in which she had not yet reached this stage of the competition.
Always a pleasure to have you, @Madison_Keys.
Get better soon! pic.twitter.com/m0OrcSorDm
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 6, 2020
In the next round, Alizé Cornet will meet the revenge Tsvetana Pironkova. An opponent of which the Bulgarian, back on the pitch after three years of absence after having given birth to her first child, should be so wary of, is impressive.
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