Australian Open: Thomas, Océane Dodin's Montpellier companion “in trouble”, after qualifying for the round of 16

Océane Dodin est engrande forme. MAXPPP – MAST IRHAM

At 27 years old, Océane Dodin made it to the round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the first time in her career at the Australian Open, emerging victorious from the Australian Open. a 100% French match against Clara Burel (51st) 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday. An eighth that she could compete without Thomas, her companion, at her side.
 

Thomas, the  companion "firefighter in Montpellier" d'Océane Dodin, who acts as a training partner in Australia, will have to negotiate to extend her vacation in Australia.

"He took leave for a month. There, he's a bit in trouble, because he doesn't have any anymore!, laughs the Lille girl.< em> Each time in a Grand Slam, we stop in the middle of the first week. He needs to call to say he's staying!"

For a place in the quarter-finals, the 95th player in the world will face the Chinese Qinwen Zheng, world No.15, who defeated her compatriot Yafan Wang (94th) in the super tie-break of the third set.

"I can be dangerous"

"I am obviously surprised, I had never gone beyond the second round (in a Grand Slam), I did not expect to do a second week. But I know that when I am confident, when I manage not to be stressed, I can be dangerous, observes Dodin.

In the WTA rankings, this qualification already guarantees her to climb around the top 75. Before this 2024 edition of the Australian Open, Dodin had capped six times in the second round at Grand Slams. On her twentieth attempt, she is in the round of 16 without having dropped a single set.