The Frenchwoman, 69th player in the world, beat the American Caty McNally (540th) on Tuesday to reach the 2nd round, where she will be the only French representative in the women’s table.
The eighth finalist of the last Roland-Garros won 6-3, 6-4 in a little over 1 hour 20 minutes. In the next round, she will face world number 16 Anna Kalinskaya or Australian qualifier Kimberly Birrell (101st).
After the defeats of Diane Parry (66th) and Chloé Paquet (122nd) on Sunday, then of Léolia Jeanjean (149th) and Caroline Garcia (68th) on Monday, Varvara Gracheva is the last French player still competing in Melbourne. Her best result at the Australian Open dates from 2023, when she managed to reach the third round of the first major tournament of the season. In 2024, the last French representative in Melbourne, Océane Dodin, was beaten in the round of 16 by the future finalist, the Chinese Zheng Qinwen.
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