Frenchwoman Elsa Jacquemot, 55th player in the world, was eliminated as soon as she entered the WTA tournament in Brisbane, Australia.
Elsa Jacquemot is off to a bad start to 2026. The Frenchwoman, 55th player in the world, was eliminated in the first round of the WTA tournament in Brisbane in Australia, on hard court, by the Australian Ajla Tomljanovic, 80th player in the world and beneficiary of a wild card, in two short sets (6-1, 6-3) and 1h15 of play. It was the first confrontation between the two players on the WTA circuit.
In the first set, the Frenchwoman nevertheless obtained a break point from the start, but without managing to convert it. At 1-2, it was she who finally cracked, losing the last four games, including her last two services. At 5-1, the Australian then needed two set points to conclude and pocket this first set (6-1). Finally, in the second and last round, at 1-2, Ajla Tomljanovic was, this time, broken from the start.
Jacquemot in difficulty in service
In the process, the 80th player in the world tried twice before breaking. Just after, at 3-3, the beneficiary of a wild card did it again to, this time, take a break in advance. Elsa Jacquemot, at 3-5, served one final time. The 55th player in the world did not know how to react and even ended up losing this faceoff as well. Enough to offer victory to his opponent of the day (6-3).
In the next round, the Australian will face the Czech Karolina Muchova, 19th player in the world and exempt from the first round as seed number 11. For her part, Elsa Jacquemot is off to a bad start to her season on the WTA circuit, having already played in the Limoges challenger last month, concluded with a final lost against the Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina.
