It was expected, the only French hope is now called Caroline Garcia.
The Lyonnaise faces this Saturday morning the German Laura Siegemund in the third round of the Australian Open.
A duel within reach as his compatriots Benjamin Bonzi and Ugo Humbert tackled tougher adversity, on paper.
Bonzi hoped until the tie-break of the first set against Alex De Minaur but the Australian, at home, left him no points in this decisive game before unfolding until the end of the game.
After a stunning - and grueling - success against Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta in the previous round, the Frenchy was not consistent enough on serve.
Faced with 22 break points during the match, he lost in three sets (7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-3).
Umbert disturbed by the injury of his opponent?
Humbert, he had to wrestle with world number 10 Holger Rune (19), author of a breathtaking end to the year 2022, marked by his title at the Masters 1000 in Paris against Novak Djokovic in the final.
The Messin could still capitalize on the pleasure and confidence found on a tennis court.
The Danish tornado won the first set before getting scared at the start of the second set.
Rune twisted his ankle and hurt his wrist.
Humbert almost seemed more disturbed by this episode than his opponent and failed to take advantage of it to reverse the trend.
The 24-year-old left-hander capitulated in three sets (6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (5)), not without pushing the Scandinavian to the tie-break in the third set.
Despite these eliminations in the third round, the two Frenchmen found certainties at this level of competition in Australia.
