Clara Burel, 131st in the world and qualified, achieved the feat of beating the winner of the last Wimbledon, Elena Rybakina (25th), 6-4, 6-4, Tuesday in the first round of the US Open.
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The Frenchwoman, who is participating at 21 in her second New York Major (elimination in the 1st round in 2021), will face the Belgian Alison van Uytvank (43rd) or the American Venus Williams (1,504th and guest).
This season, Burel had been eliminated in the first round of the first three Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon).
Her best Major result to date is the third round achieved at Roland-Garros in 2020. Facing Rybakina, Burel was the most realistic: she made her three break points and saved 8 of the 9 conceded to his opponent.
The French also benefited from the large number of unforced errors committed by Rybakina (37 against 24 for Burel).