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Diane Parry offers herself Anhelina Kalinina in the first round of Roland-Garros

The soft, spring air of Paris visibly suits Diane Parry’s complexion and acting. Tuesday, on the Simonne-Mathieu court, the 20-year-old Niçoise dismissed the Ukrainian, Anhelina Kalinina, finalist 10 days ago in Rome, forced to retire in Italy, hit in the left thigh. Above all, the 2019 junior world champion did this cleanly and within the rules of the game on clay and in two small sets (6-2, 6-3).

Alternating slices of tight backhands and bulging lifts, the 79th in the world on the one-handed backhand forced the Ukrainian to work constantly, pushing her away from her line or putting her in difficulty on low balls, forcing Kalinina to bend her high frame ( 1.80 m), which she does not like to do.

Parry really wants to do it again

Master of the tempo, Parry also had the audacity to drop a few forehand winners (12 in total) when necessary and her judicious use of the drop shot also awarded her a lot of precious points, especially during a second set more hooked. But faced with the “small” Ukrainian rebellion, Parry never gave up. Physically sharp, the French took out some big defenses on the forehand side, managing to save her break lead twice during an extended eighth game, where Kalinina got dangerously close.

2023-05-30 10:36:04
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