She is the first Frenchwoman to qualify for the second round of this Roland-Garros 2023. Benefiting from a wild card (invitation), Léolia Jeanjean qualified for the second round after a fight of more than three hours of play. .
For this first round of the Parisian tournament, the 27-year-old Frenchwoman had benefited from an affordable draw with a match against Australian Kimberly Birrell, 110th in the WTA rankings.
The first set was won 6-4 by the Frenchwoman ranked 124th player in the world. Léolia Jeanjean raced in the lead in the second set but was finally pushed to the tie-break by the Australian. The Habs lead 6-2 and offered four match points in the decisive game before collapsing, in a last game that lasted almost a quarter of an hour.
The third round will be clearly to the advantage of the local player. Léolia Jeanjean finally wins 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3 in 3h10 of play and qualifies for the second round at Porte d’Auteuil.
