Clara Burel in the quarterfinals in Strasbourg after her victory against Elina Svitolina, Ferro beaten by Anhelina Kalinina

In a sort of revenge of last year’s semi-final, Clara Burel, 43rd in the WTA rankings, qualified for the quarter-finals on clay at the Strasbourg tournament (WTA 500) by eliminating the defending champion. title and 17th in the world, Elina Svitolina, in three sets (7-6 [1]4-6, 6-1).

This is the second time that the young woman, 22, has beaten a player in the Top 20 in the world. A good omen before Roland-Garros (from May 26 to June 9). In the quarter-finals, she will face the winner of the match between Danielle Collins (12th in the world) and Katerina Siniakova (34th in the world).

The other Frenchwoman still in the running, Fiona Ferro (142nd in the world, who benefited from a wild card), was however eliminated by the Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina, 56th in the world (6-3, 3-6, 6-0 ) by completely breaking down in the last round.