Wimbledon: Frenchwoman Harmony Tan eliminates American Serena Williams in the first round

The French Harmony Tan, June 28, 2022 on the lawn of Wimbledon during her first round match won against the American Serena Williams.

AP - Alberto Pezzali

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Harmony Tan, 24 years old and 611th player in the world in the WTA ranking, beat Serena Williams on Tuesday evening, June 28, in the first round of the 2022 Wimbledon tournament. The American, aged 40 and holder of 23 Grand Slam titles including seven here in London, was making her return to competition after a year's absence, linked to a thigh injury which occurred at the same stage of the 2021 edition. participate in the tournament this year.

And after 3h14 of battle, she appeared physically dull and lost in three sets (7-5, 1-6, 7-6 [10]).

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Harmony Tan secures the win of her career on debut at #Wimbledon 👏#CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/lH4BN2PUxP

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 28, 2022

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