A collective setback for the French tennis team entered in the United Cup. This Saturday, the Blues lost their first confrontation of the competition against Switzerland with a score of 2-1. During the first match, Chloé Paquet, 123rd in the world and recipient of an invitation to the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, was swept aside 6-3, 6-1 by the Swiss Belinda Bencic who is attempting a return to the highest level after giving birth to her first child in April. At 27, the Olympic champion in Tokyo in 2021 had not won on the main circuit since her defeat in the round of 16 at the 2023 US Open.
After the defeat of the Frenchwoman, Ugo Humbert (14th in the world) tied the two teams thanks to a victory against Dominic Stricker (300th), in two sets: 6-3, 7-5. But during the crucial mixed doubles match, Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Elixane Lechemia lost (6-1, 7-6) to the Bencic-Stricker pair. Which means that the Blues will absolutely have to win against Italy this Tuesday to hope to go further in the competition.
