Despite the gain of the first set, the French Elsa Jacquemot did not hold the distance against the Swiss Belinda Bencic, 35th world player.
Elsa Jacquemot (113rd in the world) was eliminated Thursday in the second round of Wimbledon by the Swiss Belinda Bencic (35th), leaving Diane Parry only French still in the running in the third round of the Grand Chelem Sur Gazon tournament. Bencic, ex-N. 4 world, overthrew the 22-year-old Lyonnaise in three rounds 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 and a little more than two hours on a short n.17 bathed in sun.
«We will say that she had the experience“Commented Jacquemot in front of the press. “”It’s frustrating to lose this match“, But there is”positive“To remember on this tournament:”I won four matches and I set up my game, which is most important to me». Jacquemot had brilliantly extracted from qualifications, where Alizé Cornet had been his last victim, before signing a good performance in the first round against the Polish Magda Linette (29th).
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«I think I trust myself more and more» et «Physically, I feel very good, I manage to chain matches when there is a lot of pressure“, She said. Mentally, “Now I don’t let go and I think the opponents see that I am going to tear myself from the first point at the last point».
Diane Parry, also from qualifying, carries the last tricolor hopes in the female table. She will face the British Sonay Kartal (51st) on Friday in the third round on court n.1.
The third Frenchman hired in Wimbledon, Varvara Gracheva, took the door as soon as she entered the main draw, where she had been automatically integrated under her WTA ranking.