L’Australian Open 2025 started on Sunday and there could already be no French women alive by this Tuesday. There were five of them to have integrated the big picture. Caroline Garcia, Diane Parry, Chloé Paquet, Léolia Jeanjean et Varvara Gracheva. The first four are eliminated. Gracheva is therefore the last hope to have a presence in the second round. The former Russian will be opposed to Caty McNally. Jasmine Paolini, Elena Rybakina et Our Jabeur are notably planned for this Tuesday.
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Gracheva, last Blue…
The toll is already catastrophic for French women and it could get worse this Tuesday. With a 0/4 so far, none are qualified for the second round. Hopes now rest on Varvara Gracheva. 69th player in the world, she will not have an easy first round against Caty McNally. The Frenchwoman arrives without a victory Melbournehaving fallen from the start Hobartand the American is playing at a much higher level than her ranking indicates, having been away from the courts for nine months in 2024 due to elbow surgery. Nworld number 54 in May 2023, McNally had also finished the year with a title at the $50,000 from Tampa.
Rybakina, Jabeur, Paolini: the rest of the meetings
The situation ofElena Rybakina is not ideal in Melbourne. 6th world player in the WTA rankings, the Kazakh, now coached by the experienced Goran Ivanisevicdecided to call back Stefano Vukovhis former coach, to help him. Problem: the latter is temporarily suspended by the WTA. We will have to succeed in putting aside these coaching concerns against the local team. Emerson Jones. Jasmine Paolinifunlist of Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2024, showed that she could shine on clay but also on fast surfaces. With her beautiful Tennis, she can hurt from this Australian Open. Elle will start against the Chinese Seagull Wei.
Finally physically fit, Emma Raducanu is ambitious and intends to show itself in the first Grand Slam tournament of the season. But this does not look obvious against Ekaterina Alexandrova. In the other meetings of the day, Our Jabeur will have to get rid ofAnhelina Kalinina while Emma Navarro will challenge his compatriot Peyton Stearns. Maria Sakkari will be opposed to Camila Osorio et Madison Keystitled at Adelaidewill aim for a 6th victory in a row against Ann Li.
The program for this Tuesday in Melbourne:
Rod Laver Arena
[8] Emma Navarro (USA) – Peyton Stearns (USA)
Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) – [WC] Olivia Gadecki (AUS)
Margaret Court Arena
[6] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) – [WC] Emerson Jones (AUS)
[4] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) – [Q] Wei Sijia (CHN)
John Cain Arena
[9] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) – Viktoriya Tomova (BUL)
[19] Madison Keys (USA) – Ann Li (USA)
It's Arena
[13] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) – [Q] Kimberly Birrell (AUS)
[22] Katie Boulter (GBR) – Rebecca Marino (CAN)
1573 Arena
[15] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) – [Q] Julia Riera (ARG)
Ons Jabeur (TUN) – Anhelina Kalinina (UKR)
Court 3
-[26] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) – Emma Raducanu (GBR)
[31] Maria Sakkari (GRE) – Camila Osorio (COL)
Court 5
Varvara Gracheva (FRA) – [PR] Caty McNally (CAN)
Court 6
Wang Xiyu (CHN) – Julia Grabher (AUT)
Lulu Sun (NZL) – [PR] Danka Kovinic (MNE)
Court 7
Nuria Parrizas Diez (ESP) – [WC] Iva Jovic (USA)
[24] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) – Elina Avanesyan (ARM)
Court 8
Amanda Anisimova (USA) – Maria Lourdes Carle (ARG)
Court 12
Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) – [Q] Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU)
Court 13
[PR] Zheng Saisai (CHN) – Erika Andreeva (RUS)
McCartney Kessler (USA) – [WC] Zhang Shuai (CHN)
Court 14
[32] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) – Mayar Sherif (EGY)
Taylor Townsend (USA) – Renata Zarazua (MEX)
Court 15
Wang Yafan (CHN) – Anna Bondar (HUN)
