Alizé Cornet gives in to Danielle Collins in the third round of the US Open
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Black evening for the French, Saturday at the US Open. After the setbacks of Richard Gasquet (against Rafael Nadal) and Clara Burel (against Aryna Sabalenka), Alizé Cornet in turn lost in the third round of the US Open. The Niçoise is the one who resisted the best of the three but she, like the others, ended up giving up without winning a set against Danielle Collins (6-4, 7-6 [9]). The American will find the Belarusian who felled the other Frenchwoman in the round of 16.
Marked by the memory of his defeat at the Australian Open against this same player, Alizé Cornet tried everything to resist pressure from Collins. She delivered better copy than several months earlier and even came close to getting the second set with three balls to equalize in the decisive game. But on these three occasions, his opponent played the shot perfectly. A big first followed by a forehand winner, a nice backhand acceleration and finally, a well slammed backhand behind a first service ball. What disgust Cornet who ended up bowing on the second match point and at the end of the suspense in this tie-break (11-9).
52 winners for Collins
The Frenchwoman has, as feared, suffered the power of the 19th player in the world with a 100% risky strategy. In this match, the balance was largely positive in favor of the American with 52 winning shots for 29 unforced errors. Cornet fought foot to foot and pulled away on all the balls, like this reflex volley which fell within the limits of the field after which she greeted the public with a small bow. But quite often in these ultra-short but violent rallies, she found herself far from the ball.
A little too early in the first act, she gave up her service. A delay that she never managed to redo despite several break points. In the second set, she managed to keep her face-offs, sometimes taking advantage of far too daring attempts from Collins in return. She missed the mark, by nothing, to tip the decisive game and concluded her Grand Slam year, the best of her career, with this setback in the third round.
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