Clara Burel qualified for the 3rd round of Roland-Garros.

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At Roland-Garros,

Clara Burel had revenge to take on Kava Juvan, who had beaten her in the final of the Youth Olympic Games in 2018. The 19-year-old Frenchwoman was able to tear herself away at the end of the first round to change the tie-break of her side and then unroll on a short 14 which had decided to let the sun shine to celebrate.

Alexia Dechaume, her trainer, deciphers the feeling of the fortnight on the French side.

What did you particularly like about Clara's victory?

His courage to take initiatives.

She went for her match in the second set taking risks, but taking calculated risks.

In current women's tennis it is really an exceptional force that she has to have all this repertoire of shots.

Afterwards, the difficulty is always to find the right balance between intelligence and to break the rhythm a little, but without forgetting to be aggressive too, because the high female level is also in the aggressiveness.

Today there has been a good balance.

Clra Burel takes the lead!

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🇫🇷The Frenchwoman had a superb end of the tie-break to win the round after saving two set points.

She has a bold personality !

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Are you surprised by her sudden explosion when she had never won a Grand Slam before?

Clara, we've known her for a while, we know her playing intelligence, but what has changed is the intensity.

The intensity she has to put on each stroke, at least mental, even if she's doing a round, there has to be attention.

She has worked a lot on her service after leaving confinement, even if it is not yet visible in a match because she prefers to play it safe.

Clara, she has improved on the supports, she simply puts more weight in her ball.

And then it's Roland-Garros.

We saw her go after herself on the first lap, from time to time she lets herself be overwhelmed, but immediately she recovers.

The tournament gave a wild card, it's fabulous that the organizers were able to hold this edition, so we have to go to the end of the thing.

At the time of the last edition, she couldn't even hit the ball due to a serious wrist injury.

How did she overcome this hard blow?

It is true that we tend to forget a little this long period of inactivity, where there are doubts that inevitably enter the head.

I had this injury also in my career, we are chomping at the bit, we are nervous, we do not know if indeed we will resume, and how.

I think then when we have the chance to be on the field, we are even stronger.

Superb victory for Clara Burel! 🔥🇫🇷



After a convincing performance and despite a palpable tension at the end of the match, the 19-year-old Frenchwoman joined the 3rd round by beating Kaja Juvan, the Slovenian 7/6, 6/2 # RG20



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Clara has been eagerly awaited since reaching first place in the juniors.

Could it have slowed down his progress?

It's part of the game, the pressure there is always, it's part of the career, you have to know how to tame it to use it.

The transition between the juniors and the pro circuit is terrible.

There is a huge difference, not so much in the shots, but in the consistency, the consistency, the management of important points.

That, she is improving it and touching it little by little, that is priceless.

This morning she trained with Muguruza, next door there was Dimitrov, these are experiences that perhaps make it possible to propel herself to a next stage.

I think Clara knows where she wants to go, for that you have to find her way, take the time to work, not cut corners and there will be something big that can take shape.

With Hugo Gaston, is a new generation emerging for French tennis?

You would have to ask her but I think seeing Hugo win yesterday, it pulled her to the top. They won a medal together at the last Youth Olympics, they know each other very well.

It's great for French tennis to see them at this level.

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