(Wimbledon) Whether her opponents are tournament favorites or crowd favourites, Harmony Tan continues to oust them from the tournament at Wimbledon.
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First there was Serena Williams, holder of seven career titles on the lawn of the All England Club. Then the 32e seeded Sara Sorribes Tormo. and on Saturday Britain’s Katie Boulter became its latest victim.
“I think I like the grass,” said Tan, who had three straight wins for the first time in his career. I love putting spin on my balls, volleying, all that stuff. »
The Frenchwoman, who is not a seed, is taking part in the Wimbledon tournament for the first time in her career. She took part in the French Open four times, where she reached the second round only once. She also participated in the Australian Open this year, where she again advanced to the second round. Then, at the US Open, she lost in the first round in 2018 — her only career appearance at Flushing Meadows.
On Saturday, Tan edged Boulter 6-1, 6-1 on Court No. 2. She didn’t face a break point, and converted five of the 10 she had.
Tan will face in the next round the winner of the duel between the Americans Coco Gauff and Amanda Anisimova, who will face off Saturday in the curtain raiser of activities on center court.
In addition, the French Open champion, Iga Swiatek, has an appointment with the French Alizé Cornet on court no 1. The Pole is the favorite at Wimbledon and will try to continue her record series of 37 victories.
For her part, the holder of two career Wimbledon titles, Petra Kvitova, will step onto center court after the Gauff-Anisimova duel. Then, the Spaniard Rafael Nadal, another double champion at the All England Club, will face the Italian Lorenzo Sonego.
Finally, the Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski and her Australian partner John Peers will cross swords in the second round of the mixed doubles tournament with the Dutch Demi Schuurs and the Uruguayan Ariel Behar, on court no 15.