Kyrian Jacquet, Luka Pavlovic, Harmony Tan Save French Day at Roland Garros Qualifying
After a wave of French eliminations, Jacquet, Pavlovic, and Tan rally to safe three hard-fought wins and preserve French hopes alive in Roland Garros qualifying.
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Nice finish of the day for the French contingent in Roland Garros qualifying.
While this third day had been marked by a number of eliminations on the French facet (Jade, Blanchet, Dodin, Monnet, Ponchet), three French gamers got here to revive the blue stability this Wednesday night.
Kyrian Jacquet, Luka Pavlovic and Harmony Tan thus be part of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Thomas Faurel, who certified earlier within the day.
Three powerful battles
Jacquet, ranked 147th on the planet, needed to work laborious to beat Nerman Fatic after a tricky struggle (2-6, 6-3, 7-6). Already certified for the primary draw final 12 months through qualifying, the Frenchman will now play for his spot in opposition to Briton Felix Gill.
Same script for Pavlovic, winner of Tomas Barrios Vera after 2 hours half-hour of battle (6-2, 6-7, 6-2).
In the ladies’s draw, Harmony Tan additionally booked her ticket to the third spherical after an intense three-hour duel in opposition to China’s Gao Xinyu (6-3, 5-7, 6-3).
In the subsequent spherical, Luka Pavlovic will face Tristan Schoolkate or Darwin Blanch, whereas Harmony Tan will tackle Linda Fruhvirtova.
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