Paris (AFP)
This time, the march was too high: the young French guest Diane Parry, 16 years old and 457th World, fell against the Belgian Elise Mertens (20th) 6-1, 6-3 in the second round of Roland-Garros Wednesday.
Parry, who lives "since childhood in Boulogne" and knows the courts of Roland-Garros as her pocket since she plays there all year at the National Training Center (CNE), had done honor to his invitation by eliminating the Belarusian Vera Lapko (102) 6-2, 6-4 in the first round.
But it is Mertens who will face for a place in the round of 16 Latvia Anastasija Sevastova (12th) or the Luxembourgeoise Mandy Minella (100th).
"I'm really happy with the tournament I did, I'm positive, it's going to be good for the future," said Parry.
"It allows me to situate myself in relation to this kind of girls and to see all the axes of work still to be done throughout the year and in the rest of my career.This makes me want to go to work again for play more often this kind of girls, "she added.
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