Alizé Cornet, 61and world, was eliminated (7-5, 6-1) on Wednesday January 26 at the Australian Open in her very first Grand Slam quarter-final, by the American Danielle Collins (30and).
At 32 and on the occasion of his 63and major, the Frenchwoman had managed to reach the quarters by dominating in particular the world number 3, Garbine Muguruza, and the ex-number 1 Simona Halep.
For his part, Collins (28) will try to climb for the first time in the final of a Grand Slam tournament by facing the Polish Iga Swiatek (9and).
Wednesday, after a tight first set where the Frenchwoman, quickly broken, managed to come back to 5-5 before losing her face-off again and the set in stride, the second part of the meeting was one-sided. .
Collins back after health issues
The American quickly led 5-0. And if Cornet saved the honor by winning his face-off once, Collins did not fail to complete the game on his next face-off after 1:28 of the match.
“It’s an incredible feeling, especially after the health problems I have experienced”recognized Danielle Collins, in reference to the endometriosis which she suffered last year and for which she underwent surgery. “To be able to come back to this level and fight like I do being as strong physically is a great reward, especially when you play against players as strong as the ones I’ve faced in the last two games, real competitors, real great athletes”she said again about Alizé Cornet and the Belgian Elise Mertens (26and), discarded in eighthsfinal (4-6, 6-4, 6-4).
