Jacquemot Loses to Putintseva: Kazakh Dominates

The Frenchwoman was largely dominated this Wednesday in the 2nd round in Melbourne.

Elsa Jacquemot, 60th in the world, was unable to do anything against Kazakh Yulia Putintseva (94th), who won 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday in the second round of the Australian Open.

For her first participation in the main draw in Melbourne, the 22-year-old Frenchwoman achieved the performance of eliminating the Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk (20th) in the first round 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (10/7) after 3h31 of combat.

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But she will not match her best run in a Grand Slam tournament, achieved at Roland-Garros, where she reached the third round last year.

It is therefore Putintseva who will face the Turkish Zeynep Sonmez (112th and from the qualifications) to try to reach the round of 16.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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