The French Clara Burel, 131st in the world and qualified, achieved the feat of beating the winner of the last Wimbledon, the Kazakh Elena Rybakina (25th), 6-4, 6-4, Tuesday in the first round of the US Open . She will face the Belgian Alison van Uytvanck (43rd) or the American Venus Williams (1,504th and guest).
Clara Burel, 131st in the world and qualified, achieved the feat of beating the winner of the last Wimbledon, the Kazakh Elena Rybakina (25th), 6-4, 6-4, Tuesday in the first round of the US Open. The Frenchwoman, who is participating at 21 in her second New York Major (elimination in the 1st round in 2021), will face the Belgian Alison van Uytvanck (43rd) or the American Venus Williams (1,504th and guest).
First victory of the season in a Grand Slam
This season, Clara Burel had been eliminated in the first round of the first three Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon). His best Major result to date is the third round achieved at Roland-Garros in 2020.
Faced with Rybakina, Burel was the most realistic: she made her three break points a reality and saved 8 of the 9 conceded to her opponent. The French also benefited from the large number of unforced errors committed by Rybakina (37 against 24 for Burel).