At 32 and on the occasion of her 63rd Grand Slam tournament, Alizé Cornet had managed to reach the quarters by dominating in particular the world n°3 Garbine Muguruza and the ex-n°1 Simona Halep.
She was stopped by American Danielle Collins (30th) 7-5, 6-1.
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For his part, Collins (28) will try to reach the final of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time by facing the Polish Iga Swiatek (9th) or the Estonian Kaia Kanepi (115th) on Thursday.
"
It's an amazing feeling, especially after the health issues I've
been through," Collins said of the endometriosis she suffered from last year and underwent surgery for. “
To be able to come back to this level and fight like I do and be as strong physically, is a great reward. Especially when you play against players as strong as those I have faced in the last two games, real competitors, real great athletes
, ”she said again about Cornet and the Belgian Elise Mertens ( 26th) dismissed in the round of 16 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Wednesday, after a tight first set where the Frenchwoman, quickly broken, managed to come back to 5-5 before losing her face-off a second time and the set in stride, the second part of the match was one-sided.
The American quickly led 5-0 and if Cornet saved the honor by winning her face-off once, Collins did not fail to complete the game on her next face-off after 1:28 of the match.
