(Melbourne) Alizé Cornet upset Garbine Muguruza 6-3, 6-3 at the Australian Open on Thursday.
Posted at 10:29 p.m.
Updated at 10:42 p.m.
The French is 61and, while the Spaniard is the third seed in Melbourne.
Cornet signed the three breaks of the match and settled the debate in less than an hour and a half.
“I am both surprised and disappointed, conceded Muguruza, queen of Paris in 2016 and Wimbledon in 2017. I was neither precise enough nor aggressive enough. »
Formerly 11and in the world, Cornet has 10 wins against the top 5 players.
Muguruza reached the final of the tournament in 2020, losing to Sofia Kenin.
Cornet was limited to 16 unforced errors, against 33 for the Spaniard.
In the third round, Cornet will have as next rival Heather Watson or Tamara Zidansek. The match will take place on Saturday, where Cornet will celebrate his 32nd birthday.
Sixth seed Anett Kontaveit was also dismissed, 6-2, 6-4 by 19-year-old Norwegian Clara Tauson.
Also on Thursday, world No. 9 Iga Swiatek prevailed 6-2, 6-2 over Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson.
The Polish won in one hour and 27 minutes.