VIDEO. Roland-Garros: Léolia Jeanjean qualified for the second round of qualifying after a solid victory

La Montpelliéraine peut encore croire à une qualification. dpa – Frank Molter

Léolia Jeanjean va poursuivre l’aventure lors des qualifications de Roland-Garros, mardi 21 mai, grâce à sa victoire du premier tour face à la Roumaine Andreea Mitu, 7-5, 6-2.

Elle aussi va poursuivre l’aventure lors de ces qualifications de Roland-Garros. After Benjamin Bonzi on Monday evening, Montpellier's Léolia Jeanjean (143rd in the world) qualified for the second round of these qualifiers in Paris.

Opposed to the 232nd in the world, the Romanian Andrea Mitu, Jeanjean won in two sets (7-5, 6-2) to give herself the right to face the Latvian Darja& ;nbsp;Semenistaja (118th).

Faced with a player she has never played on the circuit, the Héraultaise will have to win to reach the third round, which ;you would then have to win to reach the final table of the tournament.

#RolandGarros | C'est au tour de Leolia Jeanjean de se qualifier après ce super retour gagnant.

Elle élimine la Roumaine Andreea Mitu 7-5, 6-2.

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Exchange of breaks at the start of the match

Tuesday morning on court N.7, Jeanjean and Mitu failed to win their serve for four games, before the Frenchwoman broke again to lead 4-2. Ahead, she then lost at 4-4 before winning the Romanian's serve at the best of times to win the first set (7-5).

The start of the second was tighter between the two women before the Montpellier woman took her opponent's service to lead 4-2 then 5-2. Before breaking one last time with a magnificent comeback to win in 1 h 40.