Alizé Cornet soundly beaten by Zheng Qinwen for her final match

Without a doubt, from the last match of her long career, Alizé Cornet will especially remember the long standing ovation given to her by the public at the Philippe-Chatrier court. At the end of her 40th meeting on Parisian clay, the Niçoise was in fact never able to hold the exchange against the world number 8, Zheng Qinwen. The Frenchwoman, 106th in the WTA rankings, lost on Tuesday May 28 in two dry sets (6-2, 6-1) and 1h23 of play during the first round of Roland-Garros. As consolation, Alizé Cornet retires with a record on the women’s circuit: she played her 69th consecutive Grand Slam tournament.