After more than 3 hours, the Frenchwoman eliminated the seven-time Wimbledon champion (7-5 / 1-6 / 7-6). At 24, she may have won the greatest victory of her career.
Exceptional Harmony Tan! The 24-year-old Frenchwoman knocked out Serena Williams in the first round of Wimbledon. On the lawn of London, the 115th in the world won this match in three sets (7-5 / 1-6 / 7-6) and 3 h 14 of play. “I was very scared at the time of the draw” (laughs), declared the French at the end of the meeting. “If I had won one or two games, I would have already been happy”she added.
Yet Harmony Tan has done more than just win a few games. From the start, the French looked Serena Williams in the eye and challenged her physically. She won the first set 7-5 beating the odds. Then, touched in her pride as champion, Queen Williams regained the upper hand in the second set by inflicting a 6-1 on a Harmony Tan who could no longer find solutions.
After the storm comes the sun
“I surprised myself mentally”, explained Tan at the end of his match, smiling from ear to ear. Manhandled by Williams in the second set, the Frenchwoman was able to find the resources to unbreak Serena Williams twice in the final round, and go up a 0-4 in the decisive super tie-break. Incredible quiet strength, Harmony Tan thwarted the plans of the seven-time winner of Wimbledon and qualified for the second round (1 on points to 7). She will be opposed to the Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo (45th player in the world). Serena Williams, meanwhile, may have played the last match of her career at Wimbledon.
SEE ALSO – Bamba Dieng’s acrobatic return with OM in Strasbourg last December (0-2)
