Three French people are trying to climb to the third round of the US Open on Thursday: Alizé Cornet has succeeded and could be joined by Clara Burel in the women's draw, and Richard Gasquet in the men's draw.
Cornet is the third tricolor to reach the third round of the New York Major out of the 18 at the start.
Caroline Garcia and Corentin Moutet qualified on Wednesday.
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It passes (1): Cornet
Alizé Cornet (40th in the world) was scared but she passed.
After being clearly dominated in the second round, the 32-year-old Niçoise regained the upper hand to eliminate the Czech Katerina Siniakova (83rd) 6-1, 1-6, 6-3.
She will face for a place in the round of 16 the American Danielle Collins (19th), the very one who at the start of the season put an end to the most beautiful course of the Frenchwoman in Grand Slam, in the quarter-finals at the Open d Australia, or the Spaniard Cristina Bucsa (118th and qualifying).
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Cornet has never passed the round of 16 in New York and remained on an elimination from its entry into the running last year.
In addition to her quarter in Melbourne, she was then beaten in the 3rd round at Roland-Garros and in the round of 16 at Wimbledon where she had dismissed world No.1 Iga Swiatek in the third round, thus ending a series of 37 victories. consecutive from the Polish.
Cornet set a new record of 63 consecutive Grand Slam appearances in New York, bettering the record she co-held since Wimbledon with Japan's Ai Sugiyama.
Pending (2): Burel, Gasquet
Clara Burel (131st and qualified) faces the Belgian Alison van Uytvanck (43rd) who eliminated Venus Williams in the first round.
In the men's draw, Richard Gasquet (91st) is opposed to the Serb Miomir Kecmanovic (36th).