Mannarino will meet Medvedev
At the heart of a generally favorable day for French tennis on Wednesday, it would have been a shame if the French n°1, Adrian Mannarino, did not pass the cut in the 1st round. But “Manna” was not joking. He was even very serious in beating Alexander Shevchenko in three small sets (6-3, 6-3, 6-2 in 1h30) and giving the Russian player a good little lesson on the grass.
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A trial run which will not be too much before finding another Russian player in the second round, not really herbivorous either, but much more prestigious: Daniil Medvedev. A duel all the more enticing as the Frenchman has just beaten the former world No. 1 at ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Obviously, the context will be quite different. But we can’t wait to see it.
Mayot pass a cap
At 21, he was playing his second major draw in a Major. Harold Mayot experienced a first great happiness by crossing the 1st round at Wimbledon on Wednesday. To do this, he disposed in three sets (6-3, 6-4, 7-5) and two days (interrupted Tuesday by the rain) of his compatriot Benjamin Bonzi, 94th in the world. If he stretched himself by serving for the first time for the match at 5-4 in the third set, he recovered well two games later, to conclude the deal in less than two hours (1h58 exactly) from game. In the 2nd round, the Lorrain will challenge Guido Pella, who took out Borna Coric.
Harold Mayot performs a backhand volley at the 2023 edition of Wimbledon.
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Müller surprises Rinderknech
Another Franco-French duel was taking place at the same time between Arthur Rinderknech and Alexandre Müller. And it was the second who won, also winning his first Grand Slam success at the same time. Müller was very solid after the quick loss in the second set. More solid in hot moments, he won in four sets (7-6, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4) and 2h34 of play. He obtained this success by scoring 11 points less than his compatriot and will have the formidable honor of challenging Carlos Alcaraz on Thursday in the second round.
Alexandre Muller serving during the 2023 edition of Wimbledon.
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Barrere confirms
In a very good period at the moment, Grégoire Barrère continues on its momentum. While he reached the best ranking of his career (49th) in the wake of a semi-final in Eastbourne after nearly beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in Halle, he showed character on Wednesday to defeat in four sets (7 -5, 6-7, 7-5, 6-3) and 3h10 of play from the dangerous South African Lloyd Harris. He was particularly at ease in the end of the set, coming up with late breaks in the 1st and 2nd acts in particular, before turning things definitively in his favor by taking the lead after the 3rd. For the first time in the second round of Wimbledon since 2019, he will find Denis Shapovalov or Radu Albot there.
Gracheva honors its new colors
A few weeks ago, she represented Russia. Naturalized French, Varvara Gracheva successfully entered the running in her new colors on Wednesday at Wimbledon. She rather serenely mastered the Italian Camila Giorgi (6-2, 6-4) in 1h26 of play on court 6, dismissing three break points in the last game. She was much more regular than her opponent ( 8 unforced errors against 27) and thus won the right to cross swords with Aryna Sabalenka for a gala match in the 2nd round.
Cornet makes an appointment with Rybakina
Wimbledon is the land of two of his greatest exploits against Serena Williams in 2014 and Iga Swiatek last year. Alizé Cornet will have the opportunity to perhaps get a third on Thursday against Elena Rybakina in the second round. Because on Wednesday, she did what was necessary to give herself the possibility by easily dismissing in two sets (6-2, 6-2) and 1h04 of play the Japanese Nao Hibino (127th in the world) for her entry into the running. Very largely dominating, the Niçoise stretched a little to 4-0 in her favor in the second set, before recovering well.
After the qualifications of Caroline Garcia and Diane Parry earlier in the week, the four French women entered thus all passed the 1st round. Satisfying.
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