Roland-Garros: Frenchwoman Gracheva delivers the great performance of the day by eliminating the 7th player in the world

Gracheva will see the second round of Roland-Garros for the fourth consecutive time thanks to her performance. EPA – MOHAMMED BADRA

The 88th in the world signed one of the big blows of the day, Monday May 27, by eliminating the Greek Maria Sakkari in the first round of the Roland-Garros tournament.

The Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva, 88th in the world, produced a great performance by eliminating the Greek Maria Sakkari, 7th player in the world, on Monday in the first round of Roland-Garros, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 .

After missing a first match point at 5-2, the 23-year-old seized her second chance, on her serve this time, to win and join for the fourth time in following the second round of the tournament.

Revenge

At 28 years old, Maria Sakkari, seeded N.6, is no longer successful on Parisian clay: since her semi-final reached in 2021, she has been exit in the second round in 2022 and in the first round last year.

Gracheva takes her revenge on the Greek, who eliminated her at the beginning of the month in the second round of the Rome tournament.